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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:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. 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: 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)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (22 out of 23)
- Homes Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Education: Departmental Billing (7 Feb 2012)
“In order to produce the data specific to invoices paid in the last 12 months to private sector suppliers within the periods requested, could be done so only at disproportionate cost. The departmental model contract terms state that we aim to pay invoices within 10 days of receipt but that payments will only be deemed to be late after 30 days of receipt. The Department’s performance to...”
- Written Answers — Education: Departmental Recruitment (7 Feb 2012)
“The Department does not separate executive search expenditure from other recruitment costs. Information for all elements of recruitment expenditure is set out in the following table: Month Recruitment costs including VAT (£) 2011 January 11,605.57 February 14,040.00 March 10,915.84 April 0 May 16,164.00 June 0 July 7,869.95 August 3,325.00 ...”
- Written Answers — Education: Olympic Games 2012 (7 Feb 2012)
“None of the Ministers at the Department for Education have accepted any invitations to attend events at the London 2012 Olympics, and nor have any of the board-level officials.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 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 86.12% 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") 730 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £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).