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Paul Beresford
Conservative MP for Mole Valley
- Also represented Croydon Central
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Paul Beresford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Departmental Written Questions, Non-Domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations, Dental Services, CJD: Disease Control
(based on written questions asked by Paul Beresford and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Farming Regulation Task Force (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if her Department will specify the timescales and actions to be taken to implement the recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force report; [R] (2) when she expects to issue her final response to the report of the Farming Regulation Task Force. [R]”
- Written Answers — Health: Blood: Imports (20 Dec 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2011, Official Report, column 76W, on fresh frozen plasma, whether the figures in the table include (a) the cost of importing fresh frozen plasma from the Austrian Red Cross and (b) the cost of processing that imported fresh frozen plasma.”
- Written Answers — Health: Skin Cancer (20 Dec 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to raise the awareness of (a) GPs and (b) the public of the dangers posed by non-melanoma skin cancers that can be caused by regular exposure to the sun; (2) what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the importance of people having regular skin checks.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 337 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £3,521 (582nd) | £5,328 (580th) | £7,694 | £9,154 (578th) | £15,563 (454th) | £18,202 (416th) | £14,750 (joint 384th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,217 (422nd) | £15,889 (434th) | £20,207 (344th) | £19,094 | £10,143 (604th) | £17,972 (joint 465th with 1 other) | £14,359 (564th) | £16,223 (295th) |
| Staffing costs | £91,750 (418th) | £86,294 (371st) | £86,468 (227th) | £79,227 | £64,347 (557th) | £67,968 (322nd) | £58,230 (563rd) | £32,900 (610th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,649 (107th) | £15,598 (18th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,182 (joint 493rd with 1 other)1 | £5,054 (463rd)2 | £4,234 (503rd)3 | £3,514 | £5,170 (530th) | £4,302 (544th) | £4,487 (548th) | £3,482 (542nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £33 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,275 (478th) | £228 (613th) | £1,185 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £911 | £315 (joint 591st with 1 other) | £338 (joint 584th with 1 other) | £925 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £1,032 (315th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,328 (507th) | £1,602 (480th) | £3,460 | £1,765 (443rd) | £2,298 (360th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,362 (joint 98th with 1 other) | £666 (626th) | £739 | £1,405 (602nd) | £739 (646th) | £739 (641st) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £125,105 (571st) | £129,274 (540th) | £119,690 (557th) | £114,639 | £92,299 (639th) | £109,180 (521st) | £96,942 (572nd) | £68,387 (609th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,990 (190th). Rail £188 (544th). Other: Rail £4 (171st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,889 (122nd). Rail £165 (545th).