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Oliver Letwin MP
- Conservative MP for West Dorset
- Chairman of Policy Review and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department, The Conservative Party (since 9 Jul 2007)
- Majority: 2,461 votes. — 549th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Oliver Letwin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Units, Departmental Accountancy, Departments: Accountancy, Departmental Public Expenditure, Departments: Public Bodies
(based on written questions asked by Oliver Letwin and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Treasury: Departmental Accountancy (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Combined Online Information System standard chart of accounts.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Departmental Accountancy (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Combined Online Information System programme objectives and descriptions.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Accountancy (17 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's (a) chart of accounts and (b) resource account codes and usage descriptions for the current financial year.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 103 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Oliver Letwin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 374 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
N.M. Rothschild Corporate Finance Ltd (non-executive).
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Financial support for my office provided by Dr Hans Rausing, industrialist.
A member of staff is seconded by KPMG to work in the Policy Unit of the Conservative Party, working to the Director of Policy and Research; I am Chairman of the Policy Review. (Registered 20 January 2008)
Donation to my constituency association solicited or encouraged by me from:
Ilchester Estates (company donation) (Registered 7 February 2008)
Donations to WIN, an organisation the purpose of which is to raise funds to support the election of Conservatives in West Dorset and South Dorset constituencies, solicited or encouraged by me from:
Knight Frank, London (company donation)
Richard Fry, Yeovil (personal donation)
Simon and Antonia Johnson, Bath (personal donation)
Mr and Mrs Dorien Smith, Tresco, Isles of Scilly (personal donation)
Otto Hamilton, Stalbridge, Dorset (personal donation)
Lord Cameron, Ilminster, Somerset (personal donation)
Sarah Wild, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Guiseppe Ciardi, London (personal donation)
Mark Vaughan-Lee, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Clare Trenchard, Bridport, Dorset (personal donation)
Mark Bullough, Crewkerne, Somerset (personal donation)
Nick Fisher, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Gavin Bacon, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Viscount Fitzharris, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Emma Treichl, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Stephen Froy, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Lucy Pinney, Rampisham, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Fiona Elder, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Mr S Sacher, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Oliver Pope, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Mr M Treichl, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Mr Sancroft-Baker, Lechlade (personal donation)
Gavin Philips, London (personal donation)
Mr and Mrs Hadden-Paton, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Philip Von Mallinckrodt, London (personal donation)
James Hollond, London (personal donation)
Brewery Square Ltd, London (company donation)
(Registered 13 February 2008)
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,244 (331st) | £19,398 | £19,695 (joint 320th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £18,846 (378th) | £10,225 (561st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,357 (221st) | £11,529 | £12,649 (563rd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,187 (joint 283rd) | £14,591 (366th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,192 (396th) | £81,849 | £69,976 (384th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £46,229 (308th) |
| Members' Travel | £8,578 (282nd)* | £4,518 | £6,277 (488th) | £6,863 (448th) | £7,312 (439th) | £2,841 (570th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £10 (joint 436th) | £131 | £126 (407th) | £313 (323rd) | £652 (222nd) | £687 (joint 193rd) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £991 (282nd) | £1,119 | £723 (395th) | £1,522 (126th) | £1,459 (170th) | £1,975 (73rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,228 (378th) | £2,507 | £1,524 (489th) | £4,055 (164th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,076 (295th) | £973 | £1,826 (431st) | £1,826 (424th) | £1,559 (518th) | £1,559 (440th) |
| Other Costs | £9,408 (12th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £203 (joint 61st) |
| Total | £147,084 (136th) | £122,024 | £112,796 (515th) | £121,734 (265th) | £117,227 (231st) | £78,310 (507th) |
* Car £1,314 (508th). 3rd party £4,971 (1st). Rail £838 (437th). Air £224 (202nd). European £1,231 (30th).
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- Oliver Letwin's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for West Dorset (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Yeovil (12 miles)
- South Dorset (21 miles)
- North Dorset (22 miles)
- Mid Dorset & North Poole (23 miles)
- Somerton & Frome (23 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Chairman of Policy Review and Chairman of the Conservative Research Department, Conservative Party (6 Jul 2007 to 9 Jul 2007)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Economic Affairs & Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Economic Affairs (10 May 2004 to 20 May 2005)
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