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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
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rob Wilson voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. 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 for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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 moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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, Communities and Local Government, Home Department
- 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
- [Mr Lee Scott in the Chair] — Hot Takeaway Food (VAT) (23 May 2012)
“The definition of hot food has caused much uncertainty, not least for Auntie Anne’s pretzel company in my constituency, which I visited last week. The company has put on hold quite big expansion plans because having to charge VAT would put it in competition with a whole new set of fast food outlets. The pretzels are baked on the premises from a dough mixture, and the company needs some...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“Does the Minister agree that employment tribunals are a huge cost not only to business, but to taxpayers who actually fund them. Is it not right that there needs to be more balance in the system so that taxpayers do not have to pay so much and businesses can get on with growing their business?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (15 May 2012)
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 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 88.45% 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") 147 times in debates — 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 | 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).