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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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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, Prime Minister, Leader of the House

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Sea Camp Prison, Sexual Health, Legislation, Walsall Primary Care Trust, Elections: Proof of Identity

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RSS feed Most recent appearances in parliament

Orders of the Day: Employment Bill [Lords] (14 Jul 2008)

“The hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Ms Clark) made mention of 1997 and the body of law that the Government introduced to affect employment relations and so on subsequently. Indeed, I am grateful, too, to the Government, because one of their manifesto commitments during the 1997 election was to afford protection to the whistleblower. The concept of the whistleblower owes much, of...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: House of Lords Reform (14 Jul 2008)

“Before we start writing our election addresses on this White Paper I hope that the House will have a debate on it. This is an extraordinary process. As my hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Patrick Cormack) said, it is only a coterie of Front Benchers who have come to these generalised conclusions, which is all that they are. There has been no Speaker's Conference on this...”

Orders of the Day: European Affairs (18 Jun 2008)

“I am pleased to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham (Daniel Kawczynski), whom I find engaging, candid and rather open on the subject—much more so than some of us who have perhaps battled longer in the field. When Disraeli was asked, in an election campaign, what the Conservative party's theme was, he answered, "The constitution." Of course, that part of the 19th...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Shepherd speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

1. Remunerated directorships
Shepherd Food Holdings Ltd., and its subsidiary:
Shepherd Foods (London) Limited (unremunerated)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Former member of Lloyd's. Resigned with effect from 31 December 1994.
Categories of business underwritten in open and run-off years: All, except life.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Shepherd Food Holdings Ltd.
(a) Partridges of Sloane St Ltd.

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£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
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,224 (341st)£15,106£17,570 (joint 379th)£10,907 (626th)£11,905 (603rd)£10,139 (520th)
Staffing Allowance£60,830 (632nd)£67,373£63,973 (564th)£57,445 (619th)£57,691 (566th)£54,478 (82nd)
Members' Travel£5,611 (427th)*£5,606£9,388 (356th)£10,688 (299th)£5,438 (506th)£7,919 (joint 323rd)
Members' Staff Travel£113 (371st)£338£325 (321st)£365 (304th)£573 (237th)£409 (272nd)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£138 (636th)£720£457 (joint 531st)£251 (613th)£873 (joint 392nd)£758 (424th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£65 (636th)£2,888£1,325 (526th)£424 (630th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£783 (605th)£0£1,513 (572nd)£1,513 (joint 555th)£1,513 (534th)£1,513 (459th)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£105,293 (617th)£98,999£101,835 (606th)£90,170 (630th)£88,888 (616th)£85,166 (400th)

* Car £5,491 (107th). Rail £120 (546th).