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Philip Hammond
Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Philip Hammond voted on key issues since 2001:
- 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 for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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
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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 Ministerial Statements — Defence: Armed Forces Pay Review Body: Medical and Dental Officers (20 May 2013)
“The 2013 main report of the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) and Government response was published on the 14 March 2013. In line with convention, the AFPRB has today published a supplement to its main report making recommendations on the pay of service medical and dental officers. The supplement is later than the main AFPRB report to allow the review body to take into account...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: Route-based Strategies (20 May 2013)
“Our motorways and trunk roads play a vital role in the economic prosperity of this country. This is why this Government are committed to implementing a robust approach to identifying, prioritising and planning where vital investment is needed on this network, to help keep traffic moving and facilitate economic growth, housing and jobs. In May 2012 we set out in our response to Alan...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — 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 61.76% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 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") 1172 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).