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Robert Wilson

Conservative MP for Reading East

• Whip, Whips (since 19 Jan 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 475 votes. — 618th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Robert Wilson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Innovation, Universities and Skills, Children, Schools and Families, 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 Robert Wilson and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)

“Can we have a debate in Government time on the higher education funding review? In particular, it is important for the current funding review to have democratic student representation and be scrutinised properly so that families do not see it simply as a justification for putting up student fees.”

Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (12 Nov 2009)

“Students in my constituency are concerned by both the scope and the format of the fees review that was announced this week. Can the Minister tell me what steps he is taking both to ensure that the student voice will be properly heard and to assure students and parents in my constituency that the review is not simply an exercise for putting up student fees?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 217 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 132 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Wilson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 97 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Misc £1,482 (15th). Other: Rail £235 (78th).

^** Car £3,481 (279th). Other £6,006 (1st).