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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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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tony Baldry voted on key issues since 2001:
- 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 the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. 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
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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: International Development, Home Department, Health, 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
(based on written questions asked by Tony Baldry and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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
- Opposition Day: Backbench Business — [Unallotted half day] — Metal Theft (7 Feb 2012)
“I will try to observe your admonition, Mr Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Church of England, I thank the Home Secretary and Ministers in the Home Office for what they are doing. For some time, tragically, lead has been stolen from the roofs of an average of some 10 churches a day. We have heard of many instances from Members this evening. Whether such a theft is from a church in an...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (2 Feb 2012)
“What can the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills do to support the more than 1,500 community-led work clubs across the country to help young adults to recognise the apprenticeship opportunities that exist, ensure that further education colleges can provide training opportunities for those out of work, and link in the national careers service?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Burma (1 Feb 2012)
“What development support he is providing to Burma.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 112 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 82 written questions in the last year — above 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 84.38% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 1350 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Deputy Chairman, Woburn Energy plc, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0AF; AIM listed company specialising in oil exploration and recovery. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business opportunities.
Received payment of £3,333.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 8 September 2010)
Received payment of £3,333.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 8 October 2010)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 5 November 2010)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 22 November 2010)
Received payment of £3,333. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2010)
Received payment of £3,333.33 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 January 2011)
Received payment of £3,333.33 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 February 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 24 March 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 26 April 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 July 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 31 August 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 27 September 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 28 November 2011)
Received payment of £3,333 Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 29 December 2011)
Taha & Partners Ltd (non-executive); investment and business development in Iraq. Address: Barbican House, 26 – 34 Old Street, London EC1V 9QR. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business opportunities.
HCFI Limited (non-executive); a publicly quoted company in Egypt, with a range of commercial activities from aviation and tourism to medical equipment. Resigned from directorship in October 2011, rejoined Board in December 2011.
Received directors’ fees of £10,000. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 2 June 2011)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Practising barrister, arbitrator and mediator.
Received fee of £10,000 for advising on arbitration issues to Knightsbridge Consulting Ltd, by direct access. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 22 December 2010)
Fee of £10,000 received from direct access client. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 28 March 2011)
Zaiwalla & Co., solicitors. Address: Sarosh Zaiwalla Esq., Zaiwalla & Co., 46-47 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1JE.
Received fee of £5,000 for advising clients. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 5 November 2010)
Received fee of £25,000 for advising clients. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
Received fee of £50,000 for advising clients. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 25 May 2011)
Received fee of £25,000 for advising clients. Hours: 27 hrs. (Registered 13 June 2011)
Received fee of £25,000 for advising clients. Hours: 28 hrs. (Registered 29 June 2011)
Received fee of £25,000 for advising clients. Hours: 28 hrs. (Registered 13 July 2011)
Received fee of £20,000 for advising on mediation issues to Knightsbridge Consulting Ltd, by direct access. Address: Dukes Court, 3rd Floor North, 32 Duke St, London SW1Y 6DF,. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 3 February 2011)
Received legal fees of £12,000 by direct access. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 24 May 2011)
Received legal fees of £3,900 by direct access. Hours: 7hrs. (Registered 13 July 2011)
Executive Partner in Diamond Film Partnership; a UK partnership promoting UK film and television production rights.
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Name of donor: Lighting Industry Association Limited
Address of donor: Ground Floor, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I employ a research assistant who receives £700 per month direct from the Lighting Industry Association Limited, solely in connection with work that she does in support of the Associate All-Party Lighting Group.
Date of receipt: May 2011
Date of acceptance: May 2011
Donor status: company, registration 0604111
(Registered 17 May 2011)
8. Land and Property
A cottage in Oxfordshire.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Petroquest Ltd (owns shares in Westminster Oil Limited)
(b) Mastermailer plc; supplier of secure stationery
(b) Woburn Energy plc.
(b) Target Resources plc; gold and diamond mining in Sierra Leone
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 | £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).