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Philip Hollobone
Conservative MP for Kettering
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Philip Hollobone voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Coroners, Diabetes, Railways, Early Retirement
(based on written questions asked by Philip Hollobone and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
- Chairman, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (9 out of 18)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Child Detention (Immigration Centres) (21 May 2012)
“What happens to families who are claiming asylum in this country having passed through other safe countries before getting here? Are we returning them to the last safe country that they left or do we offer them the opportunity to stay in this country indefinitely?”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Egypt (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what representations he has received from organisations in Egypt on mechanisms for truth and reconciliation.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Midland Main Line (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment she has made of the potential benefits for Kettering of upgrading the Midland Main Line at Derby, Leicester and Market Harborough; (2) what assessment she has made of the potential negative consequences of electrifying the Midland Main Line without first upgrading the line, including the remodelling at Derby; (3) what...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 126 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 93.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 376 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Councillor, Kettering Borough Council, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX.
13 May 2011, payment of £393.08 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
15 June 2011, payment of £1094.75 gross received. Payment is made up of standard allowance of £427.81 unrelated to hours worked and arrears of £666.94 to correct underpayments in respect of 2007-08 to 2010-11 Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 23 June 2011)
15 July 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 20 July 2011)
15 August 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 18 August 2011)
15 September 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 27 September 2011)
14 October 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2011)
15 November 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
15 December 2011, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 21 December 2011)
13 January 2012, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2012)
15 February 2012, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 29 February 2012)
15 March 2012, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 20 March 2012)
13 April 2012, payment of £404.67 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 24 April 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: British Transport Police
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: As a Special Constable for the British Transport Police, I am entitled to use my warrant card to travel on London Underground and on London buses. Value of an annual travel card for the London area is £2,868.
Date of receipt of donation: 2008
Date of acceptance of donation: 2008
Donor status: Police Service
(Registered 28 June 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Sir Joseph Hotung Programme
Address of donor: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,000
Destination of visit: Egypt and Gaza Strip
Date of visit: 8-12 March 2012
Purpose of visit: Britain Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group delegation
(Registered 11 April 2012)
8. Land and Property
A residential property in London from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,790 (155th) | £22,999 (195th) | £22,010 (257th) | £13,024 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £3,526 (642nd) | £7,623 (620th) | £12,832 (589th) | £16,147 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £0 | £400 (645th) | £400 (645th) | £12,150 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,219 (217th) | £7,876 (337th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,788 (304th)1 | £7,304 (333rd)2 | £6,767 (354th)3 | £4,485 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £47 (325th) | £0 | 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 | £2,560 (433rd) | £71 (636th) | £568 (joint 496th with 1 other) | £561 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £435 (622nd) | £960 (586th) | £2,195 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,029 (joint 556th with 2 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £46,931 (647th) | £47,737 (645th) | £44,551 (645th) | £49,576 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,675 (414th). Rail £4,941 (192nd). Misc £1,002 (35th). Other: Rail £92 (107th). Air £78 (40th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,675 (439th). Rail £4,839 (191st). Misc £790 (45th).