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Stephen Crabb
Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire
- Whip, Whips (since 19 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 607 votes. — 607th 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 Stephen Crabb voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Welsh Language, Police, Trust Ports, Broadband, Natural Gas
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Crabb and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Economic Growth (3 Nov 2009)
“What is his most recent assessment of the level of growth in the UK economy compared with those of other OECD economies; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Economic Growth (3 Nov 2009)
“Is it not the case that all the Prime Minister's and the Chancellor of the Exchequer's fantasy predictions about Britain leading the world out of recession have now been proved false? Can the Chancellor explain why the United Kingdom is still mired in the worst recession, while all the other major economies have returned to growth?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (3 Nov 2009) has video
“On the repeal of the fixed holiday let rules, will the Minister explain why he did not consult at all either tourism or agricultural bodies before taking this damaging action? That is especially important, given the close relationship between farming and tourism in constituencies such as mine in Pembrokeshire.”
More of Stephen Crabb's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 134 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 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 126 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £22,243 (281st) | £19,854 (joint 394th) | £20,573 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £25,447 (49th) | £29,227 (8th) | £28,201 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £85,390 (400th) | £77,316 (515th) | £68,156 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £8,591 (305th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,195 (214th)* | £10,587 (192nd)** | £10,468 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £543 (194th) | £0 | £190 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £974 (127th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £36 (106th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £755 (336th) | £576 (488th) | £862 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,136 (353rd) | £1,888 (436th) | £2,346 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,104 (joint 489th) | £1,014 (joint 385th) | £1,014 | ||||
| Other Costs | £1,707 (59th) | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £159,121 (110th) | £140,462 (274th) | £131,810 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,976 (53rd). Rail £3,995 (237th). Misc £185 (127th). Other: Mileage £10 (87th). Rail £29 (168th).
** Car £6,362 (56th). Rail £3,957 (229th). Air £268 (195th).