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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 very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Welsh Language, Trust Ports, Police, Natural Gas, Broadband
(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 — Home Department: Ports (Security) (8 Feb 2010)
“What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on security at ports.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Ports (Security) (8 Feb 2010)
“Given that the Government have now given the green light for the privatisation of Dover and the other remaining UK trust ports, does the Home Secretary agree that a port like Milford Haven in my constituency, which controls access to 20 per cent. of the UK's gas supplies and a quarter of the UK's remaining oil refineries, is not a suitable candidate for privatisation and that ports that house...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Oil: Overseas Trade (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of refined oil and petroleum products (i) exported and (ii) imported in each of the last five years.”
More of Stephen Crabb's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 148 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 — 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") 136 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | £20,371 (267th) | £22,243 (281st) | £19,854 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £20,573 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £28,897 (14th) | £25,447 (49th) | £29,227 (8th) | £28,201 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £78,486 (581st) | £85,390 (400th) | £77,316 (515th) | £68,156 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,118 (226th) | £8,591 (305th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,965 (137th)3 | £10,195 (214th)2 | £10,587 (192nd)1 | £10,468 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £6 (421st) | £543 (194th) | £0 | £190 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,569 (71st) | £974 (127th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £36 (100th) | £36 (106th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,157 (501st) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,707 (59th) | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £153,604 (285th) | £159,121 (110th) | £140,462 (274th) | £131,810 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,976 (53rd). Rail £3,995 (237th). Misc £185 (127th). Other: Mileage £10 (87th). Rail £29 (168th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,018 (43rd). Rail £4,969 (191st). Misc £296 (110th). Other: Mileage £299 (22nd). European £383 (109th).