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Tim Loughton
Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Education (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tim Loughton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Children, Schools and Families, Education and Skills, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mental Health, Special Educational Needs, Children: Protection, Children: Databases, Adoption
(based on written questions asked by Tim Loughton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (22 out of 23)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Homes Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee (12 Jun 2012)
“Education: The Child protection system in England.
Witnesses: Professor Eileen Munro; Tim Loughton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children”- Written Answers — Education: Carbon Emissions (22 May 2012)
“The Department for Education's total carbon dioxide emissions are reported as part of the Annual Accounts returned to Treasury. (a) For the financial year 2010/11 ( 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) the Department emitted 14,887 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. (b) For the financial year 2011/12 ( 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012) the Department emitted 13,597 tonnes of carbon...”
- Written Answers — Education: Carbon Emissions (22 May 2012)
“The Department for Education has focused its carbon reduction activity throughout 2010-12 on low and no-cost measures, supported by a small number of capital investments. During the period in question, the following measures were introduced: Key measures in 2010 included: Installing high efficiency lighting; Installing variable speed drives (VSD) on Air Handling Units (AHUs); Estate...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 747 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 | £22,063 (194th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,282 (joint 206th with 2 others) | £19,700 (joint 268th with 6 others) | £15,234 (328th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,641 (441st) | £17,618 (364th) | £27,786 (46th) | £18,043 | £15,583 (468th) | £18,793 (joint 228th with 3 others) | £17,456 (451st) | £15,840 (319th) |
| Staffing costs | £84,004 (538th) | £92,413 (112th) | £77,946 (503rd) | £81,167 | £76,645 (109th) | £70,328 (172nd) | £68,350 (142nd) | £49,540 (199th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,937 (478th) | £1,759 (563rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,579 (262nd)1 | £8,012 (joint 296th with 1 other)2 | £10,034 (212th)3 | £6,407 | £9,980 (338th) | £11,775 (257th) | £10,557 (304th) | £8,098 (316th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £96 (345th) | £21 (joint 425th with 1 other) | £77 (392nd) | £60 | £27 (joint 455th with 2 others) | £10 (481st) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £426 (213th) | £262 (joint 276th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £19 (112th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,992 (521st) | £556 (459th) | £573 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £618 | £576 (461st) | £346 (583rd) | £1,346 (joint 204th with 1 other) | £653 (joint 488th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,084 (553rd) | £820 (601st) | £1,455 | £2,144 (384th) | £1,395 (506th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,148 (joint 419th with 2 others) | £1,006 (joint 416th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,928 (256th) | £1,928 (251st) | £1,928 (245th) | £1,928 (232nd) | |
| Other Costs | £11,425 (10th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,162 (349th) | £145,975 (337th) | £140,352 (joint 277th with 1 other) | £129,384 | £127,785 (234th) | £124,857 (207th) | £119,337 (181st) | £91,293 (251st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,044 (182nd). Rail £3,134 (278th). Misc £362 (99th). Other: Mileage £400 (18th). Rail £639 (33rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,037 (210th). Rail £3,591 (258th). Misc £126 (145th). Other: Mileage £258 (26th).
3 Car £4,273 (212th). Rail £4,155 (219th). European £1,606 (17th).