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Philip Hammond
Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge
- Secretary of State, Transport (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Philip Hammond voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Health, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Pay, Departmental Buildings, Pensions, Departmental Marketing, Departmental Manpower
(based on written questions asked by Philip Hammond and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 24)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Local Government Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Defence (16 May 2012)
“holding answer 14 May 2012 The Ministry of Defence has already taken a number of positive steps. This includes the establishment of a new Defence Strategy Group, jointly chaired by the permanent secretary and the Chief of Defence Staff, that advises me on strategic issues. The group is overseeing a two-year programme of high-level studies which, in aggregate, will lay the foundations for...”
- Defence Budget and Transformation (14 May 2012)
“They still don’t get it. Still they do not understand that a balanced budget is the essential underpinning to effective defence. Still they are in denial about the £38 billion black hole they left, even though we have the internal Labour party documents admitting that the £38 billion black hole is Labour’s biggest weakness in defence. Still they appear to believe, like...”
- Defence Budget and Transformation (14 May 2012)
“My right hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to one part of Labour’s black hole—the unfunded Trident commitment. He might equally have referred to the 22 Chinook helicopters that the former Prime Minister famously announced but forgot to fund. He asks about professional skills in Defence Equipment and Support, which is a crucial part of the MOD’s operation. The...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 1037 times in debates — well 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 | £24,000 (51st) | £23,075 (joint 158th with 2 others) | £22,105 (joint 194th with 1 other) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,948 (259th) | £19,570 (308th) | £1,579 (611th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,679 (548th) | £12,046 (540th) | £18,053 (470th) | £11,343 | £9,338 (616th) | £15,161 (569th) | £11,778 (605th) | £9,592 (533rd) |
| Staffing costs | £92,244 (400th) | £78,705 (551st) | £71,181 (588th) | £59,576 | £70,382 (319th) | £64,228 (500th) | £60,805 (502nd) | £54,316 (85th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £1,530 (566th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,899 (548th)1 | £4,440 (501st)2 | £4,401 (496th)3 | £1,803 | £3,565 (579th) | £4,168 (553rd) | £3,591 (576th) | £2,771 (575th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65 (439th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £336 (239th) | £235 (286th) | 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 | £1,266 (595th) | £329 (joint 569th with 1 other) | £383 (578th) | £432 | £278 (603rd) | £817 (348th) | £1,324 (209th) | £692 (459th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £965 (573rd) | £663 (608th) | £460 | £884 (586th) | £827 (594th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th with 6 others) | £1,303 (41st) | £0 | £1,974 (joint 118th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 111th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 110th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 105th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £202 (83rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,424 (525th) | £122,586 (583rd) | £118,089 (568th) | £95,248 | £107,323 (575th) | £107,325 (545th) | £99,107 (552nd) | £70,924 (591st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,844 (388th). Rail £225 (540th). Other: Mileage £44 (74th). Rail £786 (24th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,151 (380th). Rail £42 (572nd). Misc £54 (194th). Other: Mileage £122 (43rd). Rail £2,071 (6th).
3 Car £2,091 (413th). Rail £1,514 (379th). Air £311 (186th). European £485 (92nd).