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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.

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

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)

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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.
  • 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Shailesh Vara speaks.
  • 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

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Consultant providing general business advice to Futurecomm International Ltd, trading as Nation1; a digital communications company.
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation to my constituency party from Mr Dolar Popat (personal donation). (Registered 9 March 2009)
6. Overseas visits
6-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 13 October 2008)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Address of donor: South Block, Secretariat Building, Raisina, Hill, New Delhi, India.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Approx. £7,500, which includes travel to and from India, travel within the country, accommodation, and some meals.
Destination of visit: Delhi and Cochin.
Date of visit: 25 July - 2 August 2009
Purpose of visit: Part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of India, to gain a better understanding of matters concerning the country.
(Registered 7 August 2009)
8. Land and Property
Two flats, in London and Northampton, from which rental income is received.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Non-practising solicitor.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
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).

** Car £4,785 (161st). Rail £874 (430th).