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Theresa May
Conservative MP for Maidenhead
- Minister of State, Equalities Office (since 12 May 2010)
Home Secretary (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Theresa May voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against 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 laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Transport, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parliamentary Questions, Railtrack, Departmental Public Participation, Railways, Future Jobs Fund
(based on written questions asked by Theresa May and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Justice and Home Affairs Post Council Statement (13 Jun 2013)
“The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 6 and 7 June in Luxembourg. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling), and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. The Council began with the Justice day. The presidency invited member states to give general support to part of the proposed regulation...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (13 Jun 2013)
“Section 19(1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of every relevant three-month period on the exercise of her TPIM powers under the Act during that period. The level of information provided will always be subject to slight variations based on...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online: EU Police, Justice and Home Affairs (12 Jun 2013)
“The right hon. Gentleman perhaps gives the House a greater insight into Opposition policy than the shadow Home Secretary has. I take it from what he says that he believes Labour party policy is to opt in and not to opt out of any of the measures.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54.19% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 45 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 1327 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Receipt of a discount card from Amanda Wakeley, which has the potential to be of registrable value. Expires end February 2013. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 (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 | £2,078 (578th) | £4,288 (579th) | £5,939 (578th) | £4,878 | £0 | £8,213 (591st) | £0 | £10,435 (559th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £7,262 (621st) | £6,641 (628th) | £19,078 (428th) | £18,083 | £18,113 (348th) | £15,275 (564th) | £14,173 (569th) | £16,025 (joint 307th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £95,837 (307th) | £90,983 (155th) | £80,695 (426th) | £67,035 | £60,084 (607th) | £63,081 (537th) | £61,857 (447th) | £52,526 (112th) |
| Communications Allowance | £16,415 (19th) | £10,123 (117th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,964 (584th)1 | £2,364 (576th)2 | £3,350 (542nd)3 | £2,351 | £1,602 (628th) | £2,256 (608th) | £1,780 (621st) | £2,211 (589th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,645 (423rd) | £511 (joint 483rd with 1 other) | £859 (333rd) | £1,266 | £568 (joint 465th with 1 other) | £874 (joint 314th with 1 other) | £2,008 (86th) | £1,643 (130th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,275 (joint 516th with 2 others) | £1,360 (527th) | £1,936 | £1,397 (508th) | £1,861 (joint 438th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,962 (2nd) | £1,767 (7th) | £692 | £1,537 (joint 564th with 1 other) | £771 (645th) | £771 (639th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,201 (565th) | £118,147 (608th) | £113,048 (595th) | £96,241 | £83,301 (652nd) | £92,331 (624th) | £80,589 (643rd) | £82,840 (446th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £302 (556th). Rail £160 (549th). Other: Rail £1,316 (9th). Air £186 (27th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,168 (502nd). Rail £187 (539th). Other: Rail £850 (26th). European £159 (134th).
3 Car £1,574 (473rd). Rail £1,198 (401st). Air £578 (143rd).