• Conservative MP for Runnymede & Weybridge
• Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Treasury (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 12,349 votes. — 139th out of 631 MPs.
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How Philip Hammond 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 very strongly 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 strongly 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Trade and Industry, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Pensions, Departmental Pay, Child Support Agency, Departmental Publicity, Departmental Data Protection

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

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Marketing (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department and its agencies spent on branding and marketing activity in 2007-08.”

Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental ICT (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what information technology projects initiated by his Department have been cancelled prior to completion in the last five years; and what the cost of each such project was to the public purse.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Publicity (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department and its agencies spent on staff working on (a) marketing and (b) branding in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 571 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium 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 9 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
• 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Philip Hammond speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 549 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £2,091 (413th). Rail £1,514 (379th). Air £311 (186th). European £485 (92nd).