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Philip Hollobone
Conservative MP for Kettering

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Philip Hollobone voted on key issues:

    • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
    • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted moderately for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. 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 university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Coroners, Diabetes, Railways, Middle East

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)

    “Thanks must go to all the staff at Kettering general hospital’s A and E for doing their best to cope with a 12% year-on-year rise in A and E admissions, which is being driven by one of the fastest household growth rates in the country. My hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), the hon. Member for Corby (Andy Sawford) and I have written to the Minister responsible for A...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Employment and Support Allowance (Appeals) (21 May 2013)

    “The waiting times for appeal hearings for employment and support allowance claims are far too long. The waiting time at the Leicester venue is now 40 weeks, which is a complete disgrace. What is the Minister going to do to sort this out?”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (21 May 2013)

    “What is the latest number of foreign national offenders in our prisons, and what progress is being made on sending them back to secure detention in their own countries?”

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    • Has spoken in 146 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 106 written questions in the last year — well 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 95.78% 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") 439 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.
    15 May 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 21 May 2012)
    15 June 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 28 June 2012)
    13 July 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 16 July 2012)
    15 August 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 30 August 2012)
    14 September 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 28 September 2012)
    15 October 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 22 October 2012)
    15 November 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 28 November 2012)
    14 December 2012, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2012)
    15 January 2013, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 21 January 2013)
    15 February 2013, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 25 February 2013)
    15 March 2013, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 22 March 2013)
    15 April 2013, payment of £436.33 gross received. Payment is standard allowance unrelated to hours worked. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 24 April 2013)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: Conservative Middle East Council
    Address of donor: 55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): costs of visit; £1,714
    Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
    Date of visit: 10-14 May 2012
    Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation
    (Registered 14 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel
    Address of donor: 45b Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): costs of visit; £1,700
    Destination of visit: Israel and the West Bank
    Date of visit: 27 May-1 June 2012
    Purpose of visit: fact finding political delegation
    (Registered 13 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
    Address of donor: 8 Duncannon Street, Golden Cross House, London WC2N 4JF
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,125
    Destination of visit: The Lebanon
    Date of visit: 1-4 February 2013
    Purpose of visit: UK and Irish Parliamentary delegation to examine the plight of Palestinian refugees from Syria
    (Registered 26 February 2013)
    Name of donor: Interpal
    Address of donor: 260 Old Oak Common Lane, London NW10 6DX
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): costs of visit: £940.50
    Destination of visit: Egypt and the Gaza Strip
    Date of visit: 15-21 February 2013
    Purpose of visit: UK Parliamentary delegation to visit Interpal’s charitable projects in the Gaza Strip
    (Registered 7 March 2013)
    8. Land and Property
    A residential property in London from which rental income is received.
    11. Miscellaneous
    As a Special Constable for the British Transport Police, I am entitled to use my warrant card to travel on the London Underground. The value of an all zones annual travel card for the London area is £3,168 in 2013. The donation was first received in 2008.
    (Registered 28 June 2011; updated 3 July 2012 and 26 February 2013)

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    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).

    3 Car £1,993 (429th). Rail £4,774 (187th).

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    • Member, Transport Committee (12 Dec 2006 to 11 May 2010)
    • Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (6 Dec 2005 to 15 Nov 2007)

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