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Sir Sydney Chapman
Former Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet
- Also represented Barnet Chipping Barnet; Birmingham Handsworth
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sir Sydney Chapman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (22 Mar 2005)
“I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the final day of debate on the Budget resolutions, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins). If I may say so, he made a very interesting speech, which is worth re-reading. He has taken us intriguingly across a broad spectrum of time, from the Romans visiting and colonising his constituency to...”
- Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (22 Mar 2005)
“Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the problem with the stamp duty threshold is that, once it has been reached and the payment triggered, the duty is liable on the total cost of the home rather than on only that part of the value above £120,000? That is going to be the main problem for people living in his constituency and mine.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings (21 Mar 2005)
“What recent meetings she has had with English Heritage concerning the listed buildings regime.”
More of Sir Sydney Chapman's recent appearances
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £268 | £10,291 (564th) | £11,359 (546th) | £18,309 (408th) | £11,058 (540th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £988 | £13,440 (545th) | £18,212 (444th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,273 (joint 515th with 1 other) | |||
| Staffing costs | £8,761 | £77,232 (98th) | £74,954 (43rd) | £72,010 (46th) | £56,968 (41st) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £44 | £3,048 (590th) | £3,538 (574th) | £2,867 (592nd) | £2,550 (581st) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £140 (398th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £468 (joint 522nd with 1 other) | £973 (joint 265th with 1 other) | £1,429 (175th) | £1,524 (165th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,763 (444th) | £2,279 (362nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,903 (joint 295th with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 269th with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,694 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £44,755 | £108,285 (565th) | £114,718 (425th) | £114,752 (286th) | £84,276 (425th) |