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Tobias Ellwood
Conservative MP for Bournemouth East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tobias Ellwood voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Defence, Home Department, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Afghanistan, Tourism, Afghanistan: Overseas Aid, Armoured Vehicles
(based on written questions asked by Tobias Ellwood and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“It is a pleasure to participate in the final day of the Queen’s Speech debate, where we focus on the economy. Occurring as it is just after the May elections, there is a tendency not only to look at the new policies that have come forward but to take stock of the Government’s performance to date. An important match took place at the weekend—the Chancellor may have taken an...”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I am grateful for that intervention. Labour Members may be rejoicing in their election results, but before they start measuring the curtains for No. 10 it is worth noting that they fell well below the magic number of 40%. That suggests that those results were more about sending a message to the Government of the day than voting for an alternative. Of course people are worried about jobs, the...”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“My hon. Friend makes an important point. This is a busy year for tourism in Britain and we must get those aspects right. This is not the first time that those points have been mentioned in this debate, and I think that the Chancellor has taken them on board. The other thing I would like to point out about the local elections—this will be the same in future elections—is the deluge...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 72 written questions in the last year — above 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 78.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 390 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,594 (106th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,772 (284th) | £21,591 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,011 (176th) | £29,718 (10th) | £28,440 (joint 32nd with 1 other) | £20,034 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £72,688 (608th) | £66,091 (621st) | £64,934 (616th) | £67,109 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,128 (501st) | £1,954 (559th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,198 (329th)1 | £6,125 (392nd)2 | £4,384 (498th)3 | £3,951 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £57 (joint 370th with 1 other) | £224 (310th) | £374 (joint 253rd with 1 other) | £574 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £545 (189th) | £706 (161st) | 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 | £814 (626th) | £240 (joint 607th with 1 other) | £881 (joint 323rd with 1 other) | £485 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £980 (569th) | £3,074 (282nd) | £800 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,065 (joint 523rd with 3 others) | £1,025 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £845 | |||||
| Other Costs | £3,817 (51st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £133,851 (513th) | £130,186 (531st) | £124,884 (512th) | £115,389 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,307 (337th). Rail £3,767 (252nd). Air £131 (154th). Misc £5 (250th). Other: Rail £546 (39th). Air £174 (30th). European £268 (125th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £599 (551st). Rail £4,083 (231st). Other: Rail £552 (39th). European £891 (64th).
3 Car £1,776 (443rd). Rail £2,280 (311th). Air £328 (178th).