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Theresa May MP

- Conservative MP for Maidenhead
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Majority: 6,231 votes. — 409th out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Theresa May voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members Estimates Committee (since 20 Mar 2007)
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 18 Jan 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Transport, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parliamentary Questions, Railtrack, Railways, Departments: Marketing, Network Rail
(based on written questions asked by Theresa May and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Women and Equality: Carers (Flexible Working) (8 May 2008)
“I apologise for not being present at business questions later, but I shall be attending the funeral of that redoubtable parliamentarian, the late Gwyneth Dunwoody. The Minister previously promised that the Government would follow the Conservative party's policy of extending the right to request flexible working to parents of all children under the age of 18. Will she guarantee to follow our...”
- Leader of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (Publication) (8 May 2008)
“The Leader of the House said that the draft legislative programme would be published shortly. The Modernisation Committee report of January supported the proposal that she had put forward that the draft legislative programme should be published at Easter. I note that she said that that would provide enough time for the Government to have sensible measures to put forward. Are we to read into...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Public Participation (8 May 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) surveys, (b) questionnaires and (c) other services were provided by polling companies for her Department in financial year 2007-08, broken down by company.”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 504 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Theresa May speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 317 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £5,939 (578th) | £4,878 | £0 | £8,213 (591st) | £0 | £10,435 (559th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,078 (428th) | £18,083 | £18,113 (348th) | £15,275 (564th) | £14,173 (569th) | £16,025 (joint 307th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £80,695 (426th) | £67,035 | £60,084 (607th) | £63,081 (537th) | £61,857 (447th) | £52,526 (112th) |
| Members' Travel | £3,350 (542nd)* | £2,351 | £1,602 (628th) | £2,256 (608th) | £1,780 (621st) | £2,211 (589th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £859 (333rd) | £1,266 | £568 (joint 465th) | £874 (joint 314th) | £2,008 (86th) | £1,643 (130th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,360 (527th) | £1,936 | £1,397 (508th) | £1,861 (joint 438th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,767 (7th) | £692 | £1,537 (joint 564th) | £771 (645th) | £771 (639th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £113,048 (595th) | £96,241 | £83,301 (652nd) | £92,331 (624th) | £80,589 (643rd) | £82,840 (446th) |
* Car £1,574 (473rd). Rail £1,198 (401st). Air £578 (143rd).
