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Sam Gyimah
Conservative MP for East Surrey
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sam Gyimah voted on key issues:
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Education, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Higher Education: Scholarships, Higher Education: Admissions, Minerals, Aviation: Fuels, Taxation: Aviation
(based on written questions asked by Sam Gyimah and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
- Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“The hon. Gentleman is presenting his case very clearly, so will he give us a clear answer? Would the Labour party borrow more or less than we are?”
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“rose—”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 82.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Tandridge Club (patrons’ club)
(a) Address of donor: Thatcher’s, Pasterns Road, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey RH8 0RE
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500
(a) Donor status: unincorporated association
(a) (Registered 3 September 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: ITV plc
Address of donor: The London Television Centre, Upper Ground , London SE1 9LT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: a ticket to attend the National Television Awards at the 02 Arena, value £900.
Date of receipt of donation: 23 January 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 23 January 2013
Donor status: company, registration no 4967001
(Registered 15 February 2013)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register