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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 moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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 moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, 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)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Abu Qatada (7 Feb 2012)
“The Home Secretary has made a robust statement; the Prime Minister has made robust statements. Unfortunately, the declaration that she made some months ago—that we would repeal the Human Rights Act—is the remedy. I would like to know, and I would be grateful if the Home Secretary would say, whether she intends to carry through our commitment—her own statement that she would...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)
“My right hon. Friend will know that the European Scrutiny Committee is making an inquiry into the nature and lawfulness of the agreement otherwise known as this non-EU treaty. Will he accept that the problem we have in European policy making is that it is on a slippery slope towards a more coercive, more federal and less democratic Europe? Will he give us his assurance that never, while he is...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 91 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 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 64.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 43 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") 1708 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).