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Tony Baldry
Conservative MP for Banbury
- Second Church Estates Commissioner (since 21 Jun 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tony Baldry voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Iraq, Asylum and Immigration, Departmental Accounts, Businesses: Orders and Regulations
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 16 — Review of civil partnership (20 May 2013)
“Do not all these exchanges simply highlight the fact that extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples was never consulted on and was never part of this Bill when it first came to the House? There has never been a proper opportunity for consulting on the matter. Let me make it clear that the test must surely be whether this is going to enhance the institution of marriage, and it is...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“No, because others want to get in. My right hon. Friend the Minister, who supports the Bill, will not want it to have unintended consequences six or nine months or a year down the line. That would not help anyone. Secondly, reasonable expressions of opinions or beliefs on the nature of marriage ought not to be the subject of claims against individuals under existing discrimination or...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“Much of this debate has revisited the issues that we discussed on Second Reading, but we need to put that into context. On Second Reading, I voted against same-sex marriage, as did many colleagues, but the House voted for it. It is in the interests even of those who voted for it and want this Bill to be passed that that we get this right. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 100 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 82.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 19 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1436 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 22 Apr 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £7,829 (544th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £2,596 (584th) | £12,079 | £19,007 (357th) | £17,348 (398th) | £17,700 (443rd) | £14,600 (398th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,379 (455th) | £11,124 (565th) | £21,916 (189th) | £19,843 | £19,121 (209th) | £16,411 (546th) | £18,149 (315th) | £10,946 (491st) |
| Staffing costs | £92,828 (387th) | £87,509 (331st) | £85,788 (266th) | £70,557 | £68,107 (450th) | £68,524 (214th) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £57,264 (36th) |
| Communications Allowance | £21,856 (4th) | £16,129 (15th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,454 (478th)1 | £4,996 (467th)2 | £4,656 (483rd)3 | £4,434 | £6,645 (476th) | £5,886 (486th) | £7,359 (437th) | £5,726 (436th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15 | £154 (joint 390th with 2 others) | £0 | £18 (joint 461st with 1 other) | £125 (387th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £106 (304th) | £155 (307th) | 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 | £3,739 (joint 298th with 1 other) | £784 (joint 320th with 1 other) | £1,282 (200th) | £877 | £1,091 (260th) | £715 (397th) | £1,202 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £1,521 (166th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,205 (345th) | £3,815 (210th) | £2,969 | £2,693 (306th) | £2,948 (270th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,159 (joint 397th with 2 others) | £1,345 (31st) | £40 | £1,537 (joint 564th with 1 other) | £1,497 (560th) | £1,447 (566th) | £1,447 (492nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,190 (384th) | £147,144 (318th) | £121,398 (543rd) | £110,814 | £118,355 (435th) | £113,329 (459th) | £115,087 (joint 277th with 1 other) | £91,629 (243rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,292 (156th). Rail £162 (548th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,261 (182nd). Rail £36 (575th). Other: European £699 (84th).
3 Car £3,533 (276th). Rail £159 (532nd). European £964 (43rd).