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Rehman Chishti
Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Rehman Chishti voted on key issues:

    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted against a smoking ban. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Education, Home Department, Transport, Defence, Justice

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools: Admissions, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Access to Work Programme, Aviation: Security, Investigatory Powers Tribunal

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (22 May 2012)

    “Can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that House of Lords reform was in the manifestos of all three main political parties, and does he agree that it is absolutely right and proper that politicians should now keep to their promise and enact this much-needed reform?”

    Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Droughts (26 Apr 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had on the extent of drought; and if she will make a statement.”

    [Sir Alan Meale in the Chair] — Regeneration (19 Apr 2012)

    “When the hon. Gentleman talks about the south and prosperous areas, does he accept that even in the south there are areas of high deprivation? For example, in Gillingham and Rainham there is a seven year life expectancy difference from Gillingham north to Hempstead. Therefore, the regeneration issue cannot be divided between north and south.”

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    • Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 85.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 47 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payments from the Crown Prosecution Service for work carried out as a barrister prior to the 2010 General Election, Address: Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS.
    29 July 2010, two payments of £46.50;
    5 August 2010, three payments of £46.50, one payment of £100 and one of £310;
    17 August 2010, £46.50;
    20 August 2010, £238.34;
    23 August 2010, £46.50;
    4 October 2010, £46.50;
    12 October 2010, £60;
    8 November 2010, £46.50;
    21 December 2010, £46.50;
    14 January 2011, £110;
    31 March 2011, £66.
    (Registered 12 December 2011)
    11 April 2011, £157.80;
    23 May 2011, £54.64, £137.48 and £99.88
    31 May 2011, £167.40
    (Registered 14 December 2011)
    Received on 8 June 2011, payment of £126.16 from Geoffrey Miller Solicitors, in respect of work done prior to the 2010 General Election. Address: PO Box 748, Aeroworks, Adair St, Manchester M60 2YS. (Registered 14 December 2011)
    Received on 20 January 2012, payment of £438.86 from London Probation Trust in respect of work done prior to the 2010 General Election. Address: Finance Department of London Probation Trust, 71/73 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BN (Registered 27 January 2012)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor:  Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
    Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,025
    Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
    Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
    (Registered 4 January 2012)
    11. Miscellaneous
    Councillor Rainham Central Medway Council. Since my election to Parliament I draw no allowances.
    Non-practising barrister.

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