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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
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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, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
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
- Point of Order: Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“I congratulate the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) on successfully introducing this private Member's Bill, which I understand originated with the hon. Member for Brent, North (Barry Gardiner) as a ten-minute Bill last year. We are all aware of the difficulties in introducing such legislation, and all successful attempts are to be commended. However, I note that, according to today's...”
- Point of Order: Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“The Minister makes a telling point; it is important that legislation should be workable and enforceable.”
- Point of Order: Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale) Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“That helps to answer the Minister's point. From the information that I have received, it seems that the Lacey Act is workable and enforceable. I shall say a bit more about that in a few moments. Instead of prohibition, the EU has introduced a proposed regulation under which operators have to exercise "due diligence to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products...”
More of Robert Wilson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 221 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 2007, 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.
- 136 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Wilson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 93 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,580 (413th) | £22,263 (176th) | £23,896 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £89,718 (242nd) | £86,275 (240th) | £78,225 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,186 (115th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,357 (joint 210th)* | £9,487 (244th)** | £8,211 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £228 (joint 307th) | £413 (247th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £745 (342nd) | £637 (joint 453rd) | £1,093 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,952 (243rd) | £2,706 (joint 313th) | £3,078 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,452 (joint 34th) | £1,348 (28th) | £1,014 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £132,218 (509th) | £123,129 (527th) | £115,517 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Misc £1,482 (15th). Other: Rail £235 (78th).