• Conservative MP for Wimbledon
• Shadow Minister, Transport (since 16 Dec 2005)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 2,301 votes. — 535th out of 631 MPs.
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How Stephen Hammond voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Health, Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Departmental Official Cars, Departments: Pay, Concessionary Travel, Rolling Stock: Procurement

(based on written questions asked by Stephen Hammond and answered by departments)

Points of Order: Schedule 12 — Transfer schemes (22 Jul 2008)

“I shall not trouble the House for long, but I want to be clear about the arrangements. When we discussed the Bill in Committee, we looked at the restrictions on the land that the Secretary of State could, in seeking to define that land which would be necessary for the construction or operation of Crossrail, require to be either compulsorily acquired or transferred, permanently or temporarily,...”

Points of Order: New Clause (22 Jul 2008)

“First, may I take this opportunity to thank the Minister for making available advance copies of the explanatory notes? I would like to take the opportunity to say how much we welcome the written statement of 14 July on the subject of publishing financial data in relation to Crossrail. He will be well aware that during all stages of the Bill's progress, I have been urging him to accept one of...”

Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Written Questions (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the average time her Department has taken to respond to parliamentary questions for written answer in each of the last eight quarters.”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 117 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 comments 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.
• 116 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Hammond speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 136 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,635 (463rd). Rail £3,022 (263rd). European £299 (114th).