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William Hague
Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks)

  • Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (since 11 May 2010) (note about dates)
  • Entered Parliament on 23 February 1989 — unknown

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How William Hague voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted moderately for 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 a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Defence, Treasury, Home Department

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Departmental Public Expenditure, Iran: Nuclear Power

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Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Foreign Affairs Council and Development Foreign Affairs Council (22 May 2012)

“I attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels on 14 May. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development attended the Development FAC held later the same day. Both meetings were chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Ashton of Upholland. A provisional report of the meeting and all...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)

“Our Government’s foreign policy has two principal aims: to respond to urgent challenges and crises in ways that promote Britain’s national interest and our democratic values, including human rights, poverty reduction and conflict prevention, and to equip our country to be a safe, prosperous and influential nation for the long term. To do that, given the scale of the economic...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)

“I will make a little progress before giving way, if my hon. Friend can wait just a moment. We are using the National Security Council to pursue a much more systematic approach to Britain’s international objectives across all Government Departments, and the Foreign Office is back at the heart of Government in the making of Britain’s foreign policy, with three clear departmental...”

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  • Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • 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 31.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 39 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.
  • 157 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on William Hague’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1550 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, The Writers’ House, 13 Haydon St, London EC3N 1DB:
Secondary royalty earnings in relation to my biography of Pitt the Younger:
Payment of £819.33. No additional hours worked. (Registered 26 October 2011)
Payment of £965.47. No additional hours worked. (Registered 6 March 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
In my capacity as Leader of the Conservative Party from 1997-2001, I have accepted Honorary Membership for life of the Carlton Club.
In my capacity as Leader of the Conservative Party from 1997-2001, I have accepted Honorary Membership for life of Buck’s Club.
Name of donor: The Travellers Club
Address of donor: 106 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EP.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: honorary membership of the club (value: £1,100 per year)
Date of receipt of donation: 12 July 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 12 July 2010
Donor status: unincorporated association
(Registered 4 August 2010)
Name of donor: Grand Central Railway Company Ltd
Address of donor : River House, 17 Museum Street, York YO1 7DJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Complimentary first class pass valid for travel on Grand Central services, business use only, expires 31 December 2011. The estimated value of the pass from October 2010 to June 2011 is £1,880. Without the pass, the travel costs would be partly met from parliamentary allowances.
Date of receipt of donation: 22 April 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 22 April 2010
Donor status: company, registration 03979826
(Registered 27 June 2011)
8. Land and Property
Residential leasehold property in London.
11. Miscellaneous
In my position as an Honorary Bencher at Lincoln’s Inn I have the use of the Inn’s facilities, including the dining room and library.

Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£13,641 (454th) £21,376 (321st) £21,101 (341st) £20,071 £20,823 (joint 231st with 1 other) £19,706 (282nd) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £16,632 (108th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £402 (115th)
Office running costs£19,439 (246th) £15,726 (443rd) £16,120 (537th) £13,585 £12,194 (577th) £18,785 (joint 260th with 1 other) £17,431 (452nd) £16,236 (294th)
Staffing costs£98,637 (209th) £88,468 (joint 293rd with 1 other) £84,642 (307th) £80,041 £77,156 (101st) £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) £54,532 (79th)
Communications Allowance£0 £336 (593rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,652 (214th)1 £8,576 (272nd)2 £7,701 (315th)3 £8,110 £13,250 (210th) £12,654 (227th) £8,008 (410th) £6,744 (379th)
Members' Staff Travel£216 (272nd) £201 (joint 323rd with 1 other) £782 (161st) £929 £1,116 (joint 163rd with 1 other) £712 (213th) £646 (225th) £1,516 (70th)
Members' Spouse Travel£4,282 (9th) £4,164 (11th) 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£5,059 (181st) £981 (joint 232nd with 1 other) £945 (298th) £672 £500 (502nd) £842 (joint 334th with 1 other) £588 (joint 530th with 1 other) £1,626 (133rd)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,061 (130th) £3,978 (200th) £3,374 £3,028 (266th) £2,694 (308th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,234 (joint 279th with 1 other) £1,066 (304th) £0 £1,909 (281st) £1,909 (joint 276th with 1 other) £1,909 (joint 273rd with 1 other) £1,909 (joint 256th with 1 other)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£150,926 (317th) £145,123 (351st) £136,335 (355th) £126,782 £129,976 (joint 190th with 1 other) £129,075 (132nd) £117,516 (222nd) £99,597 (98th)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,639 (117th). Rail £3,256 (271st). Air £204 (140th). Misc £27 (222nd). Other: European £1,526 (27th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,969 (117th). Rail £2,626 (315th). Air £981 (99th).

3 Car £5,446 (115th). Rail £2,057 (330th). Air £198 (206th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Foreign Secretary, Foreign Affairs (16 Dec 2005 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) (to 11 Apr 2005)

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