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Shailesh Vara
Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire
- Assistant Whip, House of Commons (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shailesh Vara voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 moderately for a smoking ban. 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: 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)
- 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
- Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs (29 Mar 2011)
“May I start by apologising on behalf of the Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry), who, for reasons I have explained to the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham), is unable to be here today? May I also congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate? He has a long-standing interest in the subject...”
- Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs (29 Mar 2011)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. I remind everyone that we are in difficult economic times. Every area has to be looked at, including this one, where the review has been brought forward. We are keen to emphasise that there is no cut-off up to 50 kW. That will cover the majority of the domestic market, which we are keen to protect. I hear what the hon. Gentleman and...”
- Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs (29 Mar 2011)
“Clearly, many will argue that the domestic market has a priority; others will argue in the same way as my hon. Friend. A decision has been taken, though clearly this will be reviewed regularly. It is not definitive, it is an ongoing matter.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well 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 93.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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") 151 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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).