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Tim Yeo
Conservative MP for South Suffolk
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tim Yeo voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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: Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry, Transport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- 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
- Energy and Climate Change: New Nuclear Power Stations (17 May 2012)
“Does my hon. Friend agree, however, that there is no prospect of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point or anywhere else in the UK until we have absolute clarity about the contracts for difference regime? That clarity must extend to the credit status of the counter-party, compliance with EU state aid regime and the setting of the strike price. Will the Minister tell us when we will have...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Roads (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency spent on downgrading lay-bys to emergency use only in (a) Suffolk, (b) the East of England and (c) England in each of the last five years; and how many were so downgraded in each year in each area.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Roads (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the Highways Agency spent on upgrading substandard lay-bys in (a) Suffolk, (b) the East of England and (c) England in each of the last five years; and how many substandard lay-bys were upgraded in each area in each year.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59.71% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 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.
- 78 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Tim Yeo’s activity.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 754 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
ITI Energy Limited; suppliers of gasification equipment.
AFC Energy; company developing alkaline fuel cell technology. Address: Unit 71.4 Dunsfold Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB. Undertake duties as Chair, run board meetings and keep in touch with senior management.
Received payment of £3,750, 9 May 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £3,750, 13 June 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £3,750, 11 July 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £3,750, 22 August 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £3,750, 12 September 2011. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £3,750, 7 October 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Received payment of £5,000, 14 November 2011. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received payment of £5,000, 13 December 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 2 February 2012)
Received payment of £5,000, 10 January 2012. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2012)
Received payment of £3,350, 8 February 2012. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 13 March 2012)
Received payment of £990, 29 February 2012. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 13 March 2012)
Groupe Eurotunnel SA (non-executive) (of which Eurotunnel plc is a wholly owned subsidiary); company managing the Channel Tunnel. Address: Cheriton Parc, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4QS. My duties as a non-executive director include attendance at meetings of the Board and of the Environment and Safety Committee and advising senior management on a range of issues.
Received payment of £3,622.57, 9 May 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £3,569.33, 31 May 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £7,238.97, 28 July 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £6,440.62, 12 September 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £4,245.20, 14 October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Received payment of £3,526.97, 21 November 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received payment of £6,885.38, 31 January 2012. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2012)I
Received payment of £4,649.09, 9 February 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 13 March 2012)
Eco City Vehicles plc, Hemming House, Hemming Street, London, E1 5BL; distributes and services London taxis. Duties include chairing board meetings and keeping in touch with senior management.
Received payment of £3,333.33, 23 May 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33, 22 June 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33, 22 July 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33, 22 August 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33, 22 September 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33, 24 October 2011. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Chairman of TMO Renewables Limited, 40 Alan Turing Road, Surrey Research Park, Guilford, Surrey GU2 7YF. The company is developing and supplying technology for second generation biofuels. My duties involve chairing board meetings and keeping in touch with senior management.
Received payment of £1,666.73, 25 May 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 27 May 2011. Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 24 June 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 27 June 2011. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 22 July 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.53, 25 July 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 22 August 2011. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 25 August 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 22 September 2011. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 23 September 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 12 October 2011)
Received payment of £4,166, 23 October 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 25 October 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Received payment of £4,166, 24 November 2011. Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 25 November 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 12 December 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 2 February 2012)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 22 December 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 2 February 2012)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 24 January 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2012)
Received payment of £1,666.53, 25 January 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2012)
Received payment of £1,666.73, 24 February 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 13 March 2012)
Received payment of £4,166.66, 24 February 2012. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 13 March 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Occasional articles for Country Life magazine.
Management consultant giving advice on strategy and business to Regenesis Ltd, Coptoak House, 216 Blackberry Lane, Limpley Stoke, Bath, BA2 7FE; a California-based company which develops, manufactures and markets advanced technologies for the restoration or remediation of natural resources.
Member of Advisory Board of Oxinia (August 2008-September 2009); a group of recruitment consultants and head-hunters.
Payments from Forum Invest SA; organisers of international conferences. Address: 19, Sold. Gheorghe Matac Street, 020314, Bucharest 2, Romania:
Adviser to Edulink Consultants; providers of education services in Dubai and Uganda. Address: PO Box 500697, Dubai, UAE. I advise on the running of Victoria University, Kampala, where I am Chair of the University Council, including advice on academic standards, marketing and the development of the curriculum.
Payment of £7,494. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2011)
Payment of £9,994. Hours: 27 hrs. (Registered 17 November 2011)
Payment of £9,994 on 23 January 2012. Hours: 19 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2012)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Anacol Holdings Ltd.; a family investment company.
(a) (b) AFC Energy (share option).
(a) Eco City Vehicles plc.
(a) Group Eurotunnel SA
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,836 (202nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,340 (414th) | £15,720 (445th) | £19,121 (426th) | £16,807 | £18,080 (353rd) | £18,761 (joint 295th with 4 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,845 (352nd) |
| Staffing costs | £106,380 (40th) | £96,123 (47th) | £86,629 (216th) | £87,273 | £75,434 (132nd) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £50,619 (154th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,401 (348th) | £9,128 (271st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,589 (410th)1 | £5,356 (447th)2 | £6,235 (387th)3 | £5,736 | £12,327 (257th) | £14,014 (172nd) | £14,457 (159th) | £12,943 (112th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £36 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £96 (376th) | £0 | £127 | £227 (353rd) | £16 (joint 476th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £78 (joint 312th with 3 others) | £147 (joint 310th with 1 other) | 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 | £2,430 (453rd) | £686 (joint 367th with 1 other) | £1,014 (275th) | £959 | £1,283 (210th) | £729 (392nd) | £1,870 (101st) | £1,318 (221st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,680 (431st) | £1,576 (484th) | £2,324 | £1,828 (433rd) | £1,305 (513th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,339 (joint 137th with 1 other) | £1,132 (joint 197th with 5 others) | £944 | £1,958 (joint 178th with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 173rd with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 171st with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 163rd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £10,679 (8th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £162,261 (163rd) | £153,358 (210th) | £148,496 (111th) | £135,804 | £132,039 (149th) | £128,889 (138th) | £125,453 (63rd) | £97,519 (123rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,234 (73rd). Rail £355 (526th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,047 (110th). Rail £309 (519th).
3 Car £5,226 (131st). Rail £636 (456th). European £373 (98th).