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Theresa Villiers

Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Transport (since 6 Jul 2007)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 5,960 votes. — 395th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Theresa Villiers voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and 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, Departmental Statistics, Heathrow Airport, Departmental Expenditure

(based on written questions asked by Theresa Villiers and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Safety (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment his Department has made of levels of road safety in (a) County Durham, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Swindon and (d) Barnet in comparison with similar areas.”

Written Answers — Transport: Speed Limits: Cameras (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which fixed speed camera led to the largest number of speeding tickets being issued in the latest 12 month period for which information is available; and how much was paid in fines as a result of those tickets.”

Written Answers — Transport: Speed Limits: Cameras (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the average cost is of (a) installing and (b) operating an average speed camera for a year.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 334 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 111 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Theresa Villiers speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 193 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
One-off pro-bono legal advice from Clifford Chance received on 3 April 2009. (Registered 21 May 2009)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Municipality of Morphou
Address of donor: 16, Zynonos Sozou Street, 1075 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £700
Destination of visit: Nicosia, Cyprus.
Date of visit: 9 - 11 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend a rally and take part in a march to support the displaced residents of Morphou who were forced from their homes by the 1974 invasion of Cyprus. Morphou is twinned with the London Borough of Barnet.
(Registered 28 October 2009)

Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£18,181 (432nd) £0 £0        
London Supplement£0 £2,712 (joint 1st) £2,360        
Incidental Expenses Provision£21,096 (169th) £20,043 (362nd) £18,894        
Staffing Allowance£84,892 (417th) £88,846 (96th) £79,891        
Communications Allowance£7,558 (356th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£2,715 (557th)* £2,232 (582nd)** £2,834        
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£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        
Total£142,696 (383rd) £123,222 (525th) £112,007        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,261 (488th). Rail £33 (576th). Misc £118 (150th). Other: Mileage £82 (54th). Rail £1,221 (15th).

** Car £1,218 (514th). Rail £816 (441st). Air £198 (206th).