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Tim Yeo MP

- Conservative MP for South Suffolk
- Majority: 6,606 votes. — 409th out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tim Yeo voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (since 27 Apr 2007)
- Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Millennium Dome, Press Subscriptions, Golden Jubilee, Parliamentary Questions, Foot and Mouth
(based on written questions asked by Tim Yeo and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Orders of the Day: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (7 Mar 2008)
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr. Chope) and to the hon. Member for Nottingham, East (Mr. Heppell), who spoke on the previous Bill, for their restraint in allowing me a few minutes to put the case for the Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill for the second year running. I am delighted to have this chance to...”
- Orders of the Day: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (7 Mar 2008)
“In my judgment, this is an idea whose time has come. Support for it is growing, the case for it is getting stronger, and the evidence is getting stronger. That is why I felt encouraged to bring back the same Bill.”
- Orders of the Day: Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill (7 Mar 2008)
“My hon. Friend is a stout champion of his constituents' interests, but I do not accept that it is necessarily impossible for a country to have more than one time zone. Many countries do, and the people who live in them, even those who live on the borders, and on the cusp of the different time zones, seem to arrange their affairs in a perfectly satisfactory way. I would point out to him that a...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 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 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 49% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tim Yeo speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 205 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,836 (202nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,121 (426th) | £16,807 | £18,080 (353rd) | £18,761 (joint 295th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £14,845 (352nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,629 (216th) | £87,273 | £75,434 (132nd) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £50,619 (154th) |
| Members' Travel | £6,235 (387th)* | £5,736 | £12,327 (257th) | £14,014 (172nd) | £14,457 (159th) | £12,943 (112th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £127 | £227 (353rd) | £16 (joint 476th) | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,014 (275th) | £959 | £1,283 (210th) | £729 (392nd) | £1,870 (101st) | £1,318 (221st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,576 (484th) | £2,324 | £1,828 (433rd) | £1,305 (513th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,132 (joint 197th) | £944 | £1,958 (joint 178th) | £1,958 (joint 173rd) | £1,958 (joint 171st) | £1,958 (joint 163rd) |
| Other Costs | £10,679 (8th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,496 (111th) | £135,804 | £132,039 (149th) | £128,889 (138th) | £125,453 (63rd) | £97,519 (123rd) |
* Car £5,226 (131st). Rail £636 (456th). European £373 (98th).
