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Richard Benyon
Conservative MP for Newbury
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Natural Environment and Fisheries), Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Benyon voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Defence, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Whales: Conservation, Fisheries: Quotas, Defence: Exports, War Pensions Committee, Schools: Procurement
(based on written questions asked by Richard Benyon and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
Most recent appearances
- Littering and Fly-Tipping (22 May 2012)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on bringing this matter to the House and on continuing his long-running and cogent campaign. I share his phobia of litter and fly-tipping. Without wanting to sound sanctimonious, I will tell the House that during the election campaign, so concerned were my supporters about litter that we took a day off...”
- Littering and Fly-Tipping (22 May 2012)
“I entirely agree with my hon. and learned Friend and thank the volunteers in his constituency who do that, and I resent, in almost equal measure, the people with such little regard for our communities and countryside that they throw the litter in the first place, thereby requiring those volunteers to perform the selfless act that he describes. Let me set out to the House the...”
- Littering and Fly-Tipping (22 May 2012)
“I understand that all local authorities, like the Government, face difficulties and have to set priorities. If we are to be a truly localist Government, we have to leave decisions about priorities to be taken locally. In areas with unitary councils there is less misunderstanding on the part of the public about who is responsible. When I was a district councillor, people were always blaming...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 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") 307 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.
| 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 | £0 | £0 | £1,098 (587th) | £5,776 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £14,668 (440th) | £15,501 (450th) | £20,881 (246th) | £27,525 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £89,428 (460th) | £75,566 (578th) | £75,624 (550th) | £67,897 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,086 (301st) | £6,106 (409th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,033 (540th)1 | £2,092 (584th)2 | £1,914 (590th)3 | £2,595 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £479 (164th) | £380 (244th) | £420 (243rd) | £388 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £2,896 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £1,189 (joint 156th with 2 others) | £599 (477th) | £864 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,625 (167th) | £895 (597th) | £2,396 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,269 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £119,588 (599th) | £105,728 (628th) | £102,445 (626th) | £108,455 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,998 (371st). Rail £367 (524th). Misc £58 (191st). Other: Rail £231 (73rd). European £379 (112th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £824 (537th). Rail £1,143 (415th). Misc £125 (146th).