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Shailesh Vara
Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 9,833 votes. — 281st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shailesh Vara voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Justice, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions
- 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)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Human Trafficking (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people arrested and charged with human trafficking offences were prosecuted in each of the last five years; how many of those cases resulted in (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a non-custodial penalty, (c) the case being dropped due to a lack of evidence and (d) the defendant being cleared of all charges; and if he will make a...”
More of Shailesh Vara's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 318 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 124 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £22,839 (233rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,069 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,075 (591st) | £12,226 (597th) | £18,792 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £90,711 (168th) | £71,914 (583rd) | £58,320 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £1,099 (576th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,652 (425th)* | £5,659 (420th)** | £5,056 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £48 (joint 413th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £924 (131st) | 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 | £1,133 (184th) | £774 (joint 380th) | £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) | £878 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,128 (joint 56th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £134,585 (477th) | £115,905 (580th) | £108,214 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,860 (126th). Rail £729 (470th). Other: Rail £63 (138th).