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Richard Ottaway
Conservative MP for Croydon South
- Also represented Nottingham North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Ottaway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Defence, Transport, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Kenley Airfield, Departmental Costs, British Energy, Television: Advertising
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“I congratulate the Foreign Secretary on his speech, on the work that he is doing in this regard, and on the establishment of the conference. I congratulate the Secretary of State for International Development on his many visits to Somalia. I also congratulate the shadow Foreign Secretary on his speech, and particularly the passage on piracy, which bore a close resemblance to the Foreign...”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“Yes—I asked for that.”
- Somalia (9 Feb 2012)
“My comment, made in jest, has produced a serious response from the right hon. Gentleman. Countries that function well should stay together, but those that do not function well obviously do not want to know about each other. I would be interested to hear the Minister’s views on that matter. We have a long way to go before we achieve stability. The famine conditions are ending, but tens...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below 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 72.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 472 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £9,635 (519th) | £21,481 (316th) | £21,000 (350th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,168 (310th) | £19,104 (358th) | £15,665 (270th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,656 (186th) | £15,484 (451st) | £19,040 (429th) | £19,275 | £19,226 (181st) | £17,924 (470th) | £18,221 (joint 230th with 2 others) | £7,837 (580th) |
| Staffing costs | £88,771 (470th) | £87,151 (340th) | £85,719 (269th) | £75,195 | £75,757 (126th) | £69,670 (198th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £59,412 (23rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,633 (266th) | £14,533 (26th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,664 (558th)1 | £2,651 (560th)2 | £3,170 (550th)3 | £2,711 | £4,427 (552nd) | £3,791 (567th) | £4,524 (546th) | £3,145 (556th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 458th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £264 (275th) | 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 | £2,234 (487th) | £767 (333rd) | £896 (316th) | £544 | £516 (joint 494th with 1 other) | £518 (501st) | £971 (joint 347th with 2 others) | £1,540 (163rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,785 (419th) | £2,523 (339th) | £750 | £1,685 (joint 458th with 1 other) | £895 (579th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,257 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £440 | £1,587 (546th) | £1,587 (533rd) | £1,566 (513th) | £1,284 (519th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,594 (516th) | £145,373 (joint 347th with 1 other) | £133,430 (408th) | £120,549 | £124,100 (305th) | £113,553 (453rd) | £116,696 (240th) | £88,900 (321st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,558 (313th). Other: Mileage £86 (52nd). European £20 (140th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,132 (384th). Other: Mileage £71 (62nd). European £448 (110th).