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Richard Ottaway
Conservative MP for Croydon South
- Also represented Nottingham North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 13,528 votes. — 146th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Ottaway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
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
(based on written questions asked by Richard Ottaway and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Credit Rating (2 Feb 2010) has video
“What recent discussions he has had with credit rating agencies on the UK's AAA rating.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Credit Rating (2 Feb 2010) has video
“The Chancellor will be aware that the Governor of the Bank of England urged him to publish a credible deficit reduction plan or risk losing Britain's triple A rating. The CBI has said: "Current plans to halve the deficit over four years are too little, too late. The UK's AAA credit rating must be put beyond doubt." Is it not high time that the Chancellor produced a credible deficit reduction...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax Rebanding (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations his Department has received on council tax rebanding; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Richard Ottaway's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 441 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 (469th) | £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)3 | £2,651 (560th)2 | £3,170 (550th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,132 (384th). Other: Mileage £71 (62nd). European £448 (110th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,558 (313th). Other: Mileage £86 (52nd). European £20 (140th).