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Philip Dunne

Conservative MP for Ludlow

  • Whip, Whips (since 19 Jan 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 2,027 votes. — 561st out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Philip Dunne voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted very 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

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Diabetes, Child Benefit: Personal Records, Winter Fuel Payment, Gurkhas, Community Hospitals

(based on written questions asked by Philip Dunne and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: BBC Trust (9 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent representations he has received on the future of the BBC Trust; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions: Overseas Residence (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many British expatriates in each overseas country received a UK state pension from 1997 to 2008.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 40 — Remuneration package of the Comptroller and Auditor General (4 Nov 2009) has video

“I support amendment 57. It is obviously ironic that Members should be talking about the pay and rations of others today, but in this case it is appropriate for the individual who will be the primary custodian of probity in public finance to be prepared to show the way in terms of transparency about pay and rations. We are all acutely aware of the increased transparency that will apply to...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 74 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 5 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.
  • 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Philip Dunne speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 218 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

1. Remunerated directorships
Baronsmead VCT-4-PLC, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7AN. I attend board and periodic other meetings as a non-executive director of this venture capital trust.
Payment of £1,666.66 gross (£897.30 net) for period 1-31 July 2009. Hours: 5hrs. (Registered 1 September 2009)
Payment of £1,666.66 gross (£815.46 net) for period 1-31 August 2009. Hours: 6hrs. (Registered 21 September 2009)
Payment of £1,666.66 gross (£815.46 net) for period 1-30 September 2009. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 5 October 2009)
Payment of £1666.66 gross (£815.46 net) for period 1 - 31 October 2009. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 4 November 2009)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partner, Gatley Farms; farming partnership.
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
6 July 2008, I attended the Wimbledon Men's Singles Finals accompanied by my wife, both at the invitation of Strategic Real Estate Advisors Limited, London. (Registered 21 August 2008)
6. Overseas visits
14-19 November 2008, to the United Arab Emirates with an all-party delegation to meet Government representatives, as guest of the Government of the UAE. The costs of flights and accommodation were met by the Government of the UAE. (Registered 20 November 2008)
Name of donor:
Address of donor:
(1) 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW.
(2) 128 Kasr El-Einy Street, Cairo, Egypt.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
(1) £1000 for flights
(2) £2200 for accommodation, food and transport in Egypt
Destination of visit: Egypt
Date of visit: 27 September to 2 October 2009
Purpose of visit: official visit to meet parliamentarians and ministers
(Registered 14 October 2009)
8. Land and Property
Land and property in Herefordshire, some held in trust for life, from which rental income is received.
Interest in land in Surrey, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Baronsmead VCT-4-PLC
(b) GP Bullhound Sidecar LLP; venture capital investment partnership investing in technology companies.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
A family trust currently pays my children's school fees.

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£0 £0 £0        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,547 (214th) £21,076 (231st) £19,185        
Staffing Allowance£90,297 (211th) £86,216 (246th) £83,927        
Communications Allowance£10,312 (105th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£3,707 (525th)* £3,206 (548th)** £3,249        
Members' Staff Travel£130 (joint 359th) £130 (joint 361st) £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£2,012 (64th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£232 (joint 61st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,380 (joint 113th) £1,221 (217th) £2,883        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,417 (110th) £3,743 (215th) £8,834 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,149 (joint 417th) £888 (570th) £888        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£134,183 (486th) £116,480 (577th) £118,966        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,707 (252nd).

** Rail £3,206 (253rd).