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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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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: 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 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
- Points of Order (18 Mar 2010)
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I want to raise two related issues on which I seek your guidance. On Monday 1 March, the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary visited my Reading, East constituency. Neither contacted me, but the Prime Minister's office did inform the press, the council, the police and the neighbouring Labour MP. I seek your guidance first about whether that lack of courtesy...”
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: Reading Berkshire (18 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Prime Minister whether he sought to inform the hon. Member for Reading East of his visit to Reading on Monday 1 March in advance of the visit.”
- Opposition Day — [6(th) Allotted Day]: Higher Education (16 Mar 2010)
“I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on access to higher education. I wish to focus my comments this evening on the challenges facing those who are already studying at university, because we should not have a debate about improving access to higher education without considering the alarming level of drop-outs-a situation that has been made much worse by the...”
More of Robert Wilson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — 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.
- 135 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Wilson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 111 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 10 Mar 2010. 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).