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Theresa Villiers
Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet
- Minister of State (Rail and Aviation), Transport (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Theresa Villiers voted on key issues:
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Treasury, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Spending Review (Efficiency Targets), Departmental Data Protection, Aviation: Security, Departmental Statistics, Heathrow Airport
(based on written questions asked by Theresa Villiers and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (18 out of 21)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Civil Aviation Bill (22 May 2012)
“I feel that I ought to reiterate the reassurance I gave in Committee and on Report. We, too, are very supportive of a focus on passenger welfare plans. We just do not believe that the content of the licence should be hard-coded in legislation. We believe that the best approach is to give the independent, expert regulator the responsibility to decide what licence conditions are appropriate.”
- European Union Documents: Civil Aviation Bill (22 May 2012)
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Throughout the consideration of the Bill, the debate has been informed and constructive. I thank all Members who have taken part, including Opposition Front Benchers such as the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick), the shadow aviation Minister. We have also been assisted by the excellent report prepared by the Select...”
- European Union Documents: Civil Aviation Bill (22 May 2012)
“We are in discussions with both the CAA about the practicalities of the move and with those Department of Transport staff whose posts we expect to move. At the moment, we are not able to give them all the answers on all the issues, partly because the Bill has not passed as yet, but also because issues such as pensions are under review both in the civil service and in the context of the CAA....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — below 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 83.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 347 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £18,827 (334th) | £18,181 (432nd) | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £17,445 (333rd) | £21,096 (169th) | £20,043 (362nd) | £18,894 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £93,085 (384th) | £84,892 (417th) | £88,846 (96th) | £79,891 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,859 (412th) | £7,558 (356th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,826 (552nd)1 | £2,715 (557th)2 | £2,232 (582nd)3 | £2,834 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £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 | £4,288 (230th) | £1,904 (35th) | £2,103 (90th) | £2,220 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,965 (61st) | £5,976 (106th) | £4,518 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,385 (79th) | £1,310 (37th) | £1,290 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £143,330 (399th) | £142,696 (383rd) | £123,222 (525th) | £112,007 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,016 (491st). Rail £395 (519th). Misc £22 (227th). Other: Mileage £3 (91st). Rail £710 (27th). European £680 (78th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,261 (488th). Rail £33 (576th). Misc £118 (150th). Other: Mileage £82 (54th). Rail £1,221 (15th).