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Shailesh Vara
Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shailesh Vara voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. 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 very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Justice, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, Departmental Written Questions, Departmental Art Works, Departmental Reviews, Human Trafficking
(based on written questions asked by Shailesh Vara and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crime and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
- Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (21 out of 22)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (9 May 2013)
“In the Leader of the House’s opening comments, he mentioned a forthcoming debate on mental health. He will be aware that one of the biggest mental health issues is the associated social stigma. Will he ensure that, when the Minister replies to the debate, he specifically addresses social stigma, so that hon. Members can ensure that many more people who suffer from mental health come...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
“Given that Labour has now apologised for its immigration policies in government, does the Prime Minister agree that if Labour Members are serious about curbing immigration they should pledge to support our policies when they are debated on the Floor of this House?”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
“Will the right hon. Gentleman take this opportunity to apologise to the House and the nation for his personal contribution to the economic mess that the coalition Government inherited?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90.54% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 156 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £23,475 (116th) | £22,839 (233rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,069 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £7,952 (612th) | £10,075 (591st) | £12,226 (597th) | £18,792 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £106,662 (37th) | £90,711 (168th) | £71,914 (583rd) | £58,320 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £2,143 (549th) | £1,099 (576th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,883 (338th)1 | £5,652 (425th)2 | £5,659 (420th)3 | £5,056 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £48 (joint 413th with 2 others) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £924 (130th) | £924 (131st) | 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 | £2,196 (493rd) | £1,133 (184th) | £774 (joint 380th with 1 other) | £829 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,235 (530th) | £1,168 (560th) | £3,270 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £917 (610th) | £878 (joint 571st with 3 others) | £878 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,128 (joint 56th with 1 other) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £150,235 (326th) | £134,585 (477th) | £115,905 (580th) | £108,214 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,850 (201st). Rail £579 (496th). Other: Mileage £99 (46th). Rail £94 (104th). European £2,261 (12th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,860 (126th). Rail £729 (470th). Other: Rail £63 (138th).