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Roger Gale
Conservative MP for North Thanet
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Roger Gale voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly 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 a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Relocation, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Public Information, Departmental Information, Immigration
(based on written questions asked by Roger Gale and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Superannuation bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Chairman, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (5 out of 40)
- Chairman, Civil Aviation Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
- Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Chairman, Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (1 out of 12)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
- Chairman, Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
- Chairman, Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
- Chairman, Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Chairman, Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Banking Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
- Chairman, Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (9 out of 17)
- Chairman, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
- Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Chairman, National Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Charities Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
- Chairman, Animal Welfare Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Chairman, Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Chairman, Drugs Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
- Chairman, Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Gambling Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Chairman, Higher Education Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Chairman, Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Civil Partnership Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Chairman, Communications Bill Committee (12 out of 25)
- Chairman, Licensing Bill Committee (9 out of 17)
- Chairman, Sexual Offences Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
- Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of 16)
- Chairman, Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Homelessness Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Chairman, Office of Communications Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
- Chairman, Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (12 out of 39)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (11 out of 15)
- Chairman, Homes Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“I am sure that my right hon. Friend knows that I have been opposed to Sunday trading since day one. I voted against it under Margaret Thatcher, and I am still opposed to it. Can he give the House an absolute assurance that under this Government—he cannot bind a future Government—the Bill will not be used to introduce a more permanent arrangement thereafter?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if (a) she and (b) the Minister for Immigration will visit the UK Border Agency website and test themselves against the Life in the UK or knowledge of language test.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dangerous Dogs (26 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to make a statement relating to the introduction of enhanced dog control measures.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 551 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
March-April 2011, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 May 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Municipality of Morphou
Address of donor: Nicosia, Cyprus
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; approximate value £700
Destination of visit: Nicosia, Cyprus
Date of visit: 7-10 October 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with academics, politicians, business leaders, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Republic of Cyprus.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
8. Land and Property
A holiday barn conversion in France.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £5,648 (560th) | £9,375 (564th) | £9,197 (566th) | £7,368 | £14,873 (488th) | £16,293 (429th) | £19,558 (313th) | £10,215 (562nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,322 (109th) | £22,100 (110th) | £26,253 (73rd) | £24,277 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,572 (joint 439th with 1 other) | £15,001 (347th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,471 (436th) | £89,088 (267th) | £80,497 (430th) | £73,423 | £68,146 (448th) | £65,223 (442nd) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £42,050 (469th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,092 (438th) | £3,516 (516th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,774 (342nd)1 | £5,491 (438th)2 | £5,454 (441st)3 | £5,682 | £9,042 (372nd) | £10,432 (312th) | £9,524 (344th) | £6,965 (371st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £145 (316th) | £86 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £425 (288th) | £98 (joint 423rd with 1 other) | £52 (joint 434th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,485 (89th) | £1,931 (30th) | £2,380 (70th) | £2,039 | £1,912 (113th) | £1,762 (93rd) | £3,093 (24th) | £2,938 (20th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,835 (75th) | £8,578 (47th) | £4,827 | £6,073 (joint 100th with 1 other) | £6,938 (57th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £915 (611th) | £604 (629th) | £317 | £2,010 (joint 52nd with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) | £2,010 (joint 47th with 6 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,345 (54th) | £587 | £2,934 (58th) | £3,878 (27th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,937 (480th) | £137,337 (446th) | £134,308 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £118,520 | £124,315 (301st) | £125,760 (189th) | £115,643 (267th) | £79,231 (496th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,653 (116th). Rail £137 (553rd). Misc £79 (174th). Other: Rail £407 (52nd). European £1,498 (28th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,604 (149th). Rail £519 (489th). Misc £33 (210th). Other: Mileage £271 (25th). Rail £64 (137th).
3 Car £4,901 (155th). Rail £187 (526th). European £366 (99th).