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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 for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Never 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: Undercover Policing (2 Feb 2012)
“Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the Constabulary (HMIC) has today published its review into undercover policing entitled “A review of national police units which provide intelligence on criminality associated with protest”. The review was initiated by HMIC following revelations about the activities of Mark Kennedy, a police officer working undercover for the then National...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Justice and Home Affairs Post-Council Statement (2 Feb 2012)
“Attending on behalf of the United Kingdom were my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice, the Scottish Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Roseanna Cunningham MSP and myself. The following issues were discussed at the Council: The first plenary session focused on solidarity in immigration and asylum, considering the need for Council conclusions on a common framework...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: UK Border Agency (Report) (31 Jan 2012)
“Following the resignation of Brodie Clark, a senior UK Border Agency official, last November, I asked John Vine, the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency, to carry out an independent investigation into border checks conducted by the UK Border Agency. Mr Vine has asked for more time to complete his investigation. Once I have received his final report I will update the House...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 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 61.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 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") 1013 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).