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Paul Goodman
Conservative MP for Wycombe
- - Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 7,051 votes. — 359th 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 Paul Goodman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government, Education and Skills, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Community Relations, Child Support Agency, Child Care, Departmental Translation Services, Tax Credits
(based on written questions asked by Paul Goodman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Exchange Rate Movements (FCO) (21 Jan 2010) has video
“As the Minister knows, some of the programmes in Pakistan are anti-radicalisation programmes; they are essentially extensions of the Prevent programme here. Has an assessment been made of the effectiveness of these programmes, and whether or not that is the case, will they be cut?”
- Written Answers — Justice: Voluntary Work: Offenders (18 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) prosecuted for offences committed while working as a volunteer with vulnerable adults.”
- Petition — Sri Lanka (14 Jan 2010) has video
“I rise to present a petition on behalf of 227 of my constituents in Wycombe. The petition states: The Petition of constituents of Mr Paul Goodman MP for Wycombe and others, Declares that following the end of hostilities in Sri Lanka as announced by President Mahinda Rajapakse, more than 280,000 Tamil civilians, including at least 50,000 children, remain detained indefinitely in cramped,...”
More of Paul Goodman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 113 written questions in the last year — above 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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 99 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Goodman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 212 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | £10,268 (503rd) | £13,831 (510th) | £14,217 (512th) | £12,137 | £15,450 (475th) | £14,744 (477th) | £17,422 (452nd) | £11,842 (521st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,990 (396th) | £10,493 (583rd) | £20,518 (276th) | £16,480 | £11,195 (592nd) | £15,237 (565th) | £12,872 (586th) | £6,698 (599th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,088 (411th) | £89,477 (254th) | £82,640 (385th) | £78,807 | £75,843 (125th) | £58,409 (607th) | £63,964 (341st) | £47,592 (259th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,463 (491st) | £9,882 (172nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,367 (566th)3 | £2,557 (566th)2 | £3,582 (536th)1 | £1,948 | £4,419 (553rd) | £3,701 (571st) | £3,321 (583rd) | £3,140 (557th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £34 (449th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £1,726 (553rd) | £501 (489th) | £568 (joint 496th with 1 other) | £580 | £476 (joint 516th with 1 other) | £604 (459th) | £1,030 (320th) | £1,188 (266th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,199 (joint 535th with 1 other) | £762 (603rd) | £1,678 | £700 (joint 614th with 1 other) | £1,595 (481st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £959 (joint 597th with 1 other) | £782 (606th) | £180 | £1,736 (joint 499th with 1 other) | £1,736 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £1,460 (557th) | £1,150 (529th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,902 (559th) | £128,899 (541st) | £123,069 (529th) | £111,810 | £109,819 (549th) | £96,026 (612th) | £100,069 (541st) | £71,644 (579th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £366 (570th). Rail £1,546 (382nd). Other: Rail £645 (30th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £152 (566th). Rail £1,724 (377th). Other: Rail £262 (68th). European £229 (130th).
1 Car £571 (563rd). Rail £591 (460th). Other £1,040 (22nd). European £1,380 (22nd).