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Richard Shepherd
Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Shepherd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly 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 a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Electoral Commission Committee, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Sea Camp Prison, Sexual Health, Departmental NDPBs, Multi-Agency Public Protection, Offences Against Children
(based on written questions asked by Richard Shepherd and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)
“The Prime Minister will well remember that nearly 20 years ago, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and the Irish Republic left the exchange rate mechanism—the precursor of the euro. There was an exit strategy. Now the crisis facing Europe seems to be one of solvency in some of these countries, there is no exit strategy and it appears that there is no money. Will the Prime Minister...”
- Backbench Business — [34th Allotted Day]: National Referendum on the European Union (24 Oct 2011)
“On 21 February 1992, there was a Second Reading debate on a private Member’s Bill that I had introduced on a referendum on the Maastricht treaty. It was anticipatory, and the occasion was the last one on which Mrs Thatcher voted as a Member of this House. It is not because of vanity that I mention that, but because of a remarkable speech. This is an appeal to Labour Members. I will...”
- European Union Fiscal Union — [Annette Brooke in the Chair] (14 Sep 2011)
“I am sorry that the right hon. Gentleman has repeated the old canard about 3 million jobs, but perhaps he will comment on the other side of the equation. How many jobs on the European continent depend on trade with Britain?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 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 53.15% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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") 560 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 | £6,665 (555th) | £15,402 (488th) | £17,529 (456th) | £6,968 | £7,284 (590th) | £8,577 (583rd) | £10,895 (583rd) | £9,950 (565th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,484 (487th) | £10,569 (578th) | £20,224 (341st) | £15,106 | £17,570 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £10,907 (626th) | £11,905 (603rd) | £10,139 (520th) |
| Staffing costs | £66,249 (621st) | £73,053 (597th) | £60,830 (632nd) | £67,373 | £63,973 (564th) | £57,445 (619th) | £57,691 (566th) | £54,478 (82nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £7,328 (367th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,637 (406th)1 | £5,794 (413th)2 | £5,611 (427th)3 | £5,606 | £9,388 (356th) | £10,688 (299th) | £5,438 (506th) | £7,919 (joint 323rd with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £252 (261st) | £113 (368th) | £113 (371st) | £338 | £325 (321st) | £365 (304th) | £573 (237th) | £409 (272nd) |
| 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 | £909 (618th) | £284 (588th) | £138 (636th) | £720 | £457 (joint 531st with 2 others) | £251 (613th) | £873 (joint 392nd with 1 other) | £758 (424th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £430 (joint 623rd with 1 other) | £65 (636th) | £2,888 | £1,325 (526th) | £424 (630th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £685 (joint 633rd with 1 other) | £783 (605th) | £0 | £1,513 (572nd) | £1,513 (joint 555th with 1 other) | £1,513 (534th) | £1,513 (459th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £93,196 (637th) | £113,658 (616th) | £105,293 (617th) | £98,999 | £101,835 (606th) | £90,170 (630th) | £88,888 (616th) | £85,166 (400th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,241 (71st). Rail £396 (518th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,794 (60th).