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Oliver Letwin
Conservative MP for West Dorset
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,461 votes. — 559th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Oliver Letwin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“That was an interesting exchange. We would be delighted if the Secretary of State were to make the next phase the universal publication of data on the same basis as occurs in the Total Place pilots. We would regard that as a sizeable step forward, regardless of whether the data did or did not meet ONS standards.”
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“Will the Secretary of State give way?”
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“It was in response to me that the then Minister made several of those remarks in that debate. The impression that he gave was very clear to all present, and it was confirmed in discussions outside the Committee room. It was that there would be detailed reports. There are detailed reports produced by others, which are based on Government information. That Government information has not been...”
More of Oliver Letwin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Oliver Letwin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 801 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd, New Court, St Swithin's Lane, London EC4P 4DU (non-executive). I work for 8 hours per week at £145 per hour for NMR.
£5,020.67 gross pay in respect of month ending 31 July 2009, received on 16 July 2009. Hours worked: 35 hours. (Registered 31 July 2009)
£5,026.67 gross pay for August 2009. Hours: 36 hours. (Registered 3 September 2009)
£5,026.67 gross pay for September 2009. Hours: 36 hours. (Registered 19 October 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
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.
A member of staff is seconded by PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 8 December 2008)
A member of staff is seconded by KPMG to work on a report on Responsible Business as part of the Conservative Party's Policy Review; I am Chairman of the Policy Review. (Registered 8 December 2008)
Donation to my constituency association solicited or encouraged by me from Ilchester Estates (company donation).
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:
Highland Investments Ltd, London (company donation)
Jim Bartos, London (personal donation)
Richard Fry, Yeovil (personal donation)
Charlie Tuke, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
John Gardiner, London (personal donation)
Anne Currell, London (personal donation)
Bella Spurrier, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Adam Laurie, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Susanna Laurie, Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
George Fry, Yeovil (personal donation)
Robert Ackland, Truro, Cornwall (personal donation)
Maggie Ackland, Truro, Cornwall (personal donation)
Sarah Wild, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Stephen Froy, Minterne Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Emma Froy, Minterne Beaminster, Dorset (personal donation)
Ariel Zeckler, Beaconsfield (personal donation)
Simon Woodroffe, London (personal donation)
Charles and Sarah Style, Lewes, West Sussex (personal donation)
Anthony Hill, Knutsford, Cheshire (personal donation)
Stewart Lang, Bristol (personal donation)
Alex von Ungern-Sternberg, London (personal donation)
Jeremy Elms, London (personal donation)
Angus Wink, London (personal donation)
Peter Thacker, London (personal donation)
Andrew and Julie Wadsworth, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Fiona Elder, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
Susan Webb, London (personal donation)
Gavin Philipps, London (personal donation)
Mark Vickers, London (personal donation)
Valentine Villiers, Dorchester, Dorset (personal donation)
(Registered 17 December 2008)
Name of donor: Ilchester Estates
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 26 May 2009
Date of acceptance: 23 June 2009
Donor status: company
(Registered 8 July 2009 )
Name of donor: Ernst & Young
Address of donor: 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: secondment of member of staff to work in the Policy Unit of the Conservative Party from 17 August 2009 to end of May 2010. Value of secondment, £50,000
Date of receipt: 17 August 2009
Date of acceptance: 4 June 2009
(Registered 12 July 2009 )
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Mr David Rowland
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket for me to attend the Conservative Party's Summer Party on 17 June 2009. Payment for ticket, to value of £800, made directly to the Conservative Party.
Date of receipt of donation: 17 June 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 17 June 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
30 November-2 December 2008, to Brazil, to speak to members of the Government there about the preservation of the rainforests in the Amazon. My fare and other expenses were funded by the JMG Foundation. (Registered 18 December 2008)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £20,558 (369th) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,517 (449th) | £21,357 (221st) | £11,529 | £12,649 (563rd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,187 (joint 283rd) | £14,591 (366th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,544 (135th) | £82,192 (396th) | £81,849 | £69,976 (384th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £46,229 (308th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,970 (48th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,457 (500th)* | £8,578 (282nd)** | £4,518 | £6,277 (488th) | £6,863 (448th) | £7,312 (439th) | £2,841 (570th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £10 (joint 436th) | £131 | £126 (407th) | £313 (323rd) | £652 (222nd) | £687 (joint 193rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,622 (81st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £965 (23rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £820 (304th) | £991 (282nd) | £1,119 | £723 (395th) | £1,522 (126th) | £1,459 (170th) | £1,975 (73rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,442 (307th) | £2,228 (378th) | £2,507 | £1,524 (489th) | £4,055 (164th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,180 (joint 358th) | £1,076 (295th) | £973 | £1,826 (431st) | £1,826 (424th) | £1,559 (518th) | £1,559 (440th) |
| Other Costs | £1,684 (60th) | £9,408 (12th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £203 (joint 61st) |
| Total | £152,759 (225th) | £147,084 (136th) | £122,024 | £112,796 (515th) | £121,734 (265th) | £117,227 (231st) | £78,310 (507th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,664 (242nd). Rail £793 (459th).
** Car £1,314 (508th). 3rd party £4,971 (1st). Rail £838 (437th). Air £224 (202nd). European £1,231 (30th).