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Tim Boswell
Conservative MP for Daventry
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 14,686 votes. — 193rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tim Boswell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Health, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Higher Education, Pensions, Jobcentre Plus, New Deal, Student Finance
(based on written questions asked by Tim Boswell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Autism Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Patients (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to evaluate the effectiveness of self-care by patients; what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of self-care among GPs and patients; what educational programmes his Department plans to implement to encourage the early adoption of this approach; and what safeguards are in place to discourage the...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Education, Training and Skills (13 Jan 2010) has video
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis), who is always generous and very practical. This is an important debate. I should say to the House that one of the reasons why I shall be brisk is that I need to nip out briefly before the conclusion of the debate, but of course I want to hear the Minister wind up. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Education, Training and Skills (13 Jan 2010) has video
“I am grateful for that intervention. I am lucky enough to have a large chunk of the Formula 1 industry, and Silverstone itself, in my constituency. These are brilliant people: they have not come up through grand academic routes, but they have fantastic application. They are highly skilled-some of the best in the world-and amazingly articulate, confident and successful people in a team. That...”
More of Tim Boswell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 88 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tim Boswell speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 707 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | £4,727 (564th) | £6,332 (575th) | £5,560 (579th) | £5,027 | £5,311 (597th) | £4,195 (604th) | £5,955 (609th) | £5,116 (603rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,208 (495th) | £11,653 (555th) | £12,964 (582nd) | £10,171 | £16,861 (415th) | £17,182 (522nd) | £17,957 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £9,952 (526th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,022 (386th) | £91,367 (139th) | £88,367 (104th) | £87,707 | £71,872 (262nd) | £66,563 (394th) | £57,565 (567th) | £47,291 (269th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,570 (488th) | £13,895 (30th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,625 (561st)3 | £3,939 (516th)2 | £3,358 (540th)1 | £3,594 | £4,741 (544th) | £4,766 (534th) | £4,707 (541st) | £3,475 (543rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £74 (433rd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £43 (346th) | 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 | £3,167 (353rd) | £629 (409th) | £654 (joint 440th with 1 other) | £513 | £715 (398th) | £666 (421st) | £939 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | £663 (joint 482nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,924 (248th) | £2,167 (386th) | £2,078 | £2,937 (275th) | £2,366 (joint 346th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £999 (580th) | £847 (587th) | £0 | £1,920 (joint 268th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 264th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 245th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,320 (591st) | £131,781 (511th) | £113,917 (589th) | £109,090 | £104,357 (592nd) | £97,658 (609th) | £89,117 (615th) | £68,417 (608th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,557 (335th). Rail £310 (518th). Misc £13 (244th). Other: European £1,059 (53rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,561 (311th). Rail £64 (568th).
1 Car £2,506 (363rd). 3rd party £4 (63rd). Rail £320 (501st). European £528 (86th).