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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
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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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. 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 increasing the rate of VAT. 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 against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. 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: 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, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (5 out of 40)
- 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, Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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, Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Chairman, Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- 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, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Banking Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
- Chairman, Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (9 out of 17)
- Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
- 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, National Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Charities Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Chairman, Drugs Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
- Chairman, Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Chairman, Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Civil Partnership Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- 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, Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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, Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (12 out of 39)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
- 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, Homes Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (11 out of 15)
Most recent appearances
- [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] (9 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his forbearance.”
- [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] (9 Feb 2012)
“Order. I will call Mr Bingham next, then the two Front-Bench spokesmen. I understand that Mr Whittingdale may wish to make a few closing comments. As they say, do the math, please.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 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 54.01% 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") 542 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Survey completed for Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT:
Survey completed on 28 April 2010. £100 donated direct to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
£75 for completing survey, donated direct to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered25 March 2011)
Surveys completed for ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
15 March 2010, £75.00 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
30 July 2010, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
13 October 2010, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
17 November 2010, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
10 January 2011, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
February-March 2011, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 11 March 2011)
March-April 2011, £75 fee donated directly to charity. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 12 May 2011)
Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY: Survey completed on 30 September 2010. £150 donated direct to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, 4 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7DL. Survey completed in November 2010. £100 donated to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 10 March 2011)
YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing a survey on 31 January 2011. Hours: 15 mins. £80 donated to charity. (Registered 10 March 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 Jan 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).