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Philip Hammond
Conservative MP for Runnymede & Weybridge
- Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Treasury (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 12,349 votes. — 139th 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 Philip Hammond voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Pay, Pensions, Departmental Marketing, Child Support Agency, Departmental Publicity
(based on written questions asked by Philip Hammond and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Advertising (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1891W, on advertising, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) HM Revenue and Customs spent on advertising in 2008-09; and what advertising campaigns were undertaken by each such organisation in that year.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Bank Liabilities (3 Nov 2009)
“The liabilities in respect of both Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley have been taken on by the taxpayer because the elected British Government formed the view that this was the best course of action. The Chancellor has previously taken a robust line on the issue of fiscal sovereignty, insisting that decisions on bank bail-outs that impose a burden on the British taxpayer can be made...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Catering (29 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1595W, how much subsidy his Department received in respect of externally contracted catering services for staff in each of the last five years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 480 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Philip Hammond speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 811 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,075 (joint 158th) | £22,105 (joint 194th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,948 (259th) | £19,570 (308th) | £1,579 (611th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,046 (540th) | £18,053 (470th) | £11,343 | £9,338 (616th) | £15,161 (569th) | £11,778 (605th) | £9,592 (533rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,705 (551st) | £71,181 (588th) | £59,576 | £70,382 (319th) | £64,228 (500th) | £60,805 (502nd) | £54,316 (85th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,530 (566th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,440 (501st)* | £4,401 (496th)** | £1,803 | £3,565 (579th) | £4,168 (553rd) | £3,591 (576th) | £2,771 (575th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65 (439th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £235 (286th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £329 (joint 569th) | £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) | £1,303 (41st) | £0 | £1,974 (joint 118th) | £1,974 (joint 111th) | £1,974 (joint 110th) | £1,974 (joint 105th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £202 (83rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £122,586 (583rd) | £118,089 (568th) | £95,248 | £107,323 (575th) | £107,325 (545th) | £99,107 (552nd) | £70,924 (591st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,151 (380th). Rail £42 (572nd). Misc £54 (194th). Other: Mileage £122 (43rd). Rail £2,071 (6th).
** Car £2,091 (413th). Rail £1,514 (379th). Air £311 (186th). European £485 (92nd).