IMPORTANT: Richard Shepherd was a Candidate for Speaker.
mySociety asked likely candidates for the post of Speaker to endorse the following principles.
The three principles are:
- Voters have the right to know in detail about the money that is spent to support MPs and run Parliament, and in similar detail how the decisions to spend that money are settled upon.
- Bills being considered must be published online in a much better way than they are now, as the Free Our Bills campaign has been suggesting for some time.
- The Internet is not a threat to a renewal in our democracy, it is one of its best hopes. Parliament should appoint a senior officer with direct working experience of the power of the Internet who reports directly to the Speaker, and who will help Parliament adapt to a new era of transparency and effectiveness.
We contacted Richard Shepherd MP to ask for an endorsement 45 days ago. They have not yet replied.
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Richard Shepherd
Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Majority: 5,507 votes. — 403rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
- Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Shepherd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Electoral Commission Committee, Health, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Sea Camp Prison, Sexual Health, Members: Correspondence, Elections: Proof of Identity, Departmental Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Richard Shepherd and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation: Clause 2 — MPs' salaries (30 Jun 2009)
“My hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alan Duncan) used the word "automaticity" about our pay: I take an entirely different view, of course. It has been a historic function of a self-governing Parliament to set its own pay and be responsible and accountable to those who send us here. I remember the voices of Enoch Powell and Michael Foot arguing that very point: what we do will...”
- Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation: Clause 2 — MPs' salaries (30 Jun 2009)
“My hon. Friend says that it is fantastic. That tells us what is happening to Front Benchers.”
- Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation: Clause 1 — Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority etc (30 Jun 2009)
“Across the Front Benches.”
More of Richard Shepherd's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Shepherd speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 514 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £15,402 (488th) | £17,529 (456th) | £6,968 | £7,284 (590th) | £8,577 (583rd) | £10,895 (583rd) | £9,950 (565th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,569 (578th) | £20,224 (341st) | £15,106 | £17,570 (joint 379th) | £10,907 (626th) | £11,905 (603rd) | £10,139 (520th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £73,053 (597th) | £60,830 (632nd) | £67,373 | £63,973 (564th) | £57,445 (619th) | £57,691 (566th) | £54,478 (82nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,328 (367th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,794 (413th)* | £5,611 (427th)** | £5,606 | £9,388 (356th) | £10,688 (299th) | £5,438 (506th) | £7,919 (joint 323rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £113 (368th) | £113 (371st) | £338 | £325 (321st) | £365 (304th) | £573 (237th) | £409 (272nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £284 (588th) | £138 (636th) | £720 | £457 (joint 531st) | £251 (613th) | £873 (joint 392nd) | £758 (424th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £430 (joint 623rd) | £65 (636th) | £2,888 | £1,325 (526th) | £424 (630th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £685 (joint 633rd) | £783 (605th) | £0 | £1,513 (572nd) | £1,513 (joint 555th) | £1,513 (534th) | £1,513 (459th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £113,658 (616th) | £105,293 (617th) | £98,999 | £101,835 (606th) | £90,170 (630th) | £88,888 (616th) | £85,166 (400th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,794 (60th).