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William Cash
Conservative MP for Stone
- Also represented Stafford
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1984 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How William Cash voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Constitutional Affairs, Prime Minister, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): European Constitution, EU Reform: Treaties, EU Economic Policy, Iraq, European Financial Stability Mechanism
(based on written questions asked by William Cash and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Clause 47 — Mutual societies: power to transfer functions (22 May 2012)
“I would not want the hon. Gentleman to misunderstand what I meant. It is not that I do not think that there should be a degree of regulation. Rather, I am concerned about over-regulation to the point where the purposes of mutuals, as with so many other sectors of society, are sucked out by a vast amount of oppressive legislation, which is so bureaucratic and impossible for people to...”
- European Union Documents: Clause 47 — Mutual societies: power to transfer functions (22 May 2012)
“It may well. It behoves the Government to take this kind of amendment very seriously, despite drafting imperfections. It is important to the integrity of our financial system and, above all else, the sense of individual ownership in a mutual context for this movement not merely to be nudged along but to be massively encouraged. The more people have a stake as a result of being in a mutual...”
- European Union Documents: Clause 47 — Mutual societies: power to transfer functions (22 May 2012)
“The Opposition spokesman says, “Hear, hear”, but I do not want to give him too much encouragement. We need to understand, however, that the objective behind the Opposition’s amendment is important, not because of party politics but because it is about having a stable, good and fair society. That is what we should all be seeking.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 72 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 45 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 1729 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £19,773 (296th) | £22,312 (277th) | £20,919 (355th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,469 (350th) | £19,600 (joint 301st with 2 others) | £15,500 (296th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,964 (218th) | £12,114 (537th) | £20,211 (343rd) | £19,788 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £15,508 (560th) | £17,613 (433rd) | £6,504 (604th) |
| Staffing costs | £79,905 (570th) | £79,792 (533rd) | £75,232 (554th) | £71,463 | £70,091 (377th) | £64,738 (452nd) | £60,633 (509th) | £50,758 (152nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,675 (332nd) | £9,872 (joint 174th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,315 (229th)1 | £9,702 (232nd)2 | £9,495 (243rd)3 | £10,025 | £13,238 (211th) | £13,406 (196th) | £14,165 (171st) | £12,128 (136th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £812 (95th) | £1,160 (77th) | £1,044 (117th) | £711 | £1,550 (114th) | £891 (177th) | £1,111 (joint 149th with 1 other) | £731 (180th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,466 (79th) | £1,736 (76th) | 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 | £917 (617th) | £127 (629th) | £332 (598th) | £197 | £255 (614th) | £252 (612th) | £276 (619th) | £613 (505th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £255 (636th) | £1,492 (505th) | £912 | £726 (609th) | £739 (603rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £509 (640th) | £675 (625th) | £675 | £1,592 (544th) | £1,296 (620th) | £917 (629th) | £917 (575th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,827 (444th) | £137,579 (440th) | £129,400 (464th) | £125,405 | £127,679 (238th) | £115,299 (411th) | £114,315 (295th) | £87,151 (363rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,973 (93rd). Rail £4,342 (217th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,141 (92nd). Rail £4,536 (206th). Misc £25 (221st).