• Conservative MP for Newbury
• Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,460 votes. — 525th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Richard Benyon voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Defence, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Children, Schools and Families, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Defence: Exports, War Pensions Committee, Schools: Procurement, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Concessionary Travel

(based on written questions asked by Richard Benyon and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Health: Smoking (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has collated the number of cases of illnesses caused by the effects of passive smoking since the implementation of the smoking ban in 2007.”

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (29 Apr 2008)

“Will the Minister give way?”

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (29 Apr 2008)

“I am sorry if I gave that impression; that was not at all what I was saying. I said very clearly that if Barclays has questions to answer it must do so, but in the context of all the organisations and Governments who are complicit in the situation in Zimbabwe, many other villains also need to be held to account.”

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• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 134 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Benyon speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 59 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,412 (495th). Rail £502 (474th).