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Rob Wilson
Conservative MP for Reading East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rob Wilson voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Official Hospitality, Christmas, Iraq, Departmental Recycling, Schools: Private Finance Initiative
(based on written questions asked by Rob Wilson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 16 — Review of civil partnership (20 May 2013)
“Will my right hon. Friend give way?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Enterprise Allowance (20 May 2013)
“I am sure my hon. Friend will join me in welcoming last week’s employment figures, which show that the number of people claiming jobseeker’s allowance in Reading East is now at its second lowest level since February 2009. Given Labour’s poor track record of securing sustainable employment, does he agree that the Opposition’s proposed job guarantee would fail to provide...”
- BBC Trust (24 Apr 2013)
“Is the Minister saying that the Government are open to changes in the existing model as part of the charter review?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 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 86.60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 162 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Contributing editor to Total Politics magazine, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SP:
London SE1 7SP:
Received payments of £400, £425 and £425 for three articles (May, June and July 2012). Hours: 3 hrs for each article; 9 hrs in total. (Registered 30 July 2012)
Received payment of £1,350 for four articles (two in October, one in November 2012 and one in December 2012). Hours: 9 hrs in total. (Registered 15 January 2013)
13 March 2013, received payment of £850 for two articles (in December 2012 and January 2013). Hours: 3 hrs for each article; 6 hrs in total. (Registered 28 March 2013)
22 March 2013, received payment of £1,032.90 for two articles (in February and March 2013) and one book review in March 2013. Hours: 3 hrs for each article and 40 mins for book review; 6 hrs 40 mins in total. (Registered 28 March 2013)
11 August 2012, in the course of my role as an Olympic Ambassador I received a ticket for athletics event, value £295, and hospitality, value £350, from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Hours: 5 hours. (Registered 28 August 2012)
Received from the Guardian newspaper, £90 for article on 23 October 2012. Address:Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 31 October 2012)
Payments from the Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT:
Received £250 for article published on 15 July 2012. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2012)
Received £750 for article on 28 November 2012. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 January 2013)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor : The National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets for Wimbledon tennis; value £1,950 plus VAT
Date of receipt of donation: 25 May 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 28 June 2012
Donor status: company registration 7459569
(Registered 28 August 2012)
Name of donor: Thames Water
Address of donor : Clearwater Court, Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 8DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets for Olympic Rowing Final at 2012 Olympics; value £1,500
Date of receipt of donation: 18 June 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 4 August 2012
Donor status: company registration 2366661
(Registered 28 August 2012)
8. Land and Property
A flat in Reading.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £20,250 (204th) | £16,580 (413th) | £22,263 (176th) | £23,896 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £88,578 (473rd) | £89,718 (242nd) | £86,275 (240th) | £78,225 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,371 (joint 186th with 1 other) | £10,186 (115th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,828 (300th)1 | £10,357 (joint 210th with 1 other)2 | £9,487 (244th)3 | £8,211 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £278 (joint 248th with 2 others) | £228 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £413 (247th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £69 (90th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,784 (405th) | £745 (342nd) | £637 (joint 453rd with 1 other) | £1,093 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,952 (243rd) | £2,706 (joint 313th with 1 other) | £3,078 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,452 (joint 34th with 1 other) | £1,348 (28th) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £130,157 (540th) | £132,218 (509th) | £123,129 (527th) | £115,517 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,540 (430th). Rail £5,531 (161st). Misc £629 (60th). Other: Rail £128 (97th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Misc £1,482 (15th). Other: Rail £235 (78th).