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William Hague
Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks)
- Shadow Foreign Secretary, Foreign Affairs (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 23 February 1989 — unknown
- Majority: 17,807 votes. — 46th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How William Hague voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Iran: Nuclear Power, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by William Hague and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Afghanistan and Yemen (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement. Before turning to Afghanistan, may I ask a couple of questions about the meeting on Yemen? We welcome both that meeting and the creation of a Friends of Yemen group, but is he confident that the Government of Yemen will take the urgent and concrete action on political and economic reform that they pledged to take when they were at the meeting?...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jan 2010) has video
“We wish the Prime Minister well in his endeavours in Northern Ireland because we all want the devolution of policing and justice to be completed and progress in Northern Ireland to continue. I join the Leader of the House in paying tribute to Lance Corporal Daniel Cooper and Rifleman Peter Aldridge, who have joined the lengthening list that is read out in the House of members of the armed...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jan 2010) has video
“Looking ahead to that conference tomorrow, should we not recall the lessons of the previous Afghan conference in London in 2006, which set dozens of extremely ambitious objectives for Afghanistan, most of which have never been met? Do the Government agree that, this time, the conference should focus on realistic goals that can be delivered, concentrating on improved governance and...”
More of William Hague's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 330 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 34 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.
- 106 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever William Hague speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1029 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
AES SEAL Plc, Global Technology Centre, Mill Close, Bradmarsh Business Park, Rotherham S60 1BZ; specialists in the design and manufacture of mechanical seals and support systems. Resigned 30 September 2009.
£2,083 for serving on the board. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 13 August 2009)
£2,083 for serving on the board of AES Engineering Ltd. Hours: None (Registered 25 September 2009)
£2,083 for serving on the board of AES Engineering Ltd. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 28 October 2009)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary adviser to the JCB Group (ended 31 July 2009); manufacturer of construction equipment. Address: JC Bamford Excavators Ltd, Rocester, Staffs, ST14 5JP. (£45,001-£50,000)
£4,166.67 for advising the board. Hours: 4hrs. (Registered 13 August 2009)
7 June 2008, speech at a lunch in London hosted by Orange Business Services. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 17 June 2008)
19 September 2008, speech at the Azur Business Networking Lunch in London. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 24 October 2008)
8 October 2008, speech at the Mortgage Intelligence Annual Conference dinner in Newport. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 24 October 2008)
16 October 2008, speech at the South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants Annual Dinner in Cardiff. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 24 October 2008)
12 November 2008, speech at the Annual Dinner of the Association of Corporate Treasurers in London. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 15 December 2008)
27 November 2008, hosted the Growing Business Awards in London. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 15 December 2008)
1 December 2008, hosted the Institute of Turnaround Professionals' Awards Dinner in London. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 15 December 2008)
20 February 2009, speech at a dinner in Geneva for the Association of Business Recovery Professionals. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 31 March 2009)
4 March 2009, speech at a dinner in London for the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 31 March 2009)
Payment of £38.81 permission fee via my literary agent, PFD, Drury House, 34-43 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HA, for an extract from my biography of Pitt the Younger, published in 2004, which another publisher has been allowed to use. (Registered 14 August 2009)
Payment of £14,662.50 received for a speech given to the Denplan National Conference in Coventry on 11 September 2009. Address of payer: JLA, 80 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7NW. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 28 October 2009)
Royalty earnings of £250.03 from 2 Entertain Video Ltd, 33 Foley Street, London W1W 7TL from sales of 'Have I Got News for You' compilation DVDs. (Registered 22 December 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Funds have been provided by the following to cover the cost of research in my role as Shadow Foreign Secretary:
Merebis Capital Management LLP
Bruce Macfarlane, London (personal donation) (Registered 9 July 2008)
Alan Morgan , London (personal donation) (Registered 9 July 2008)
Bruce Macfarlane, London (personal donation) (Registered 31 March 2009)
The cost of a reception for Ambassadors which I hosted on 4 June 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hyde Park was met by CQS. (Registered 9 July 2008)
The cost of a reception for Ambassadors which I hosted on 30 September 2008 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham during the Conservative Party Conference was met by CQS. (Registered 24 October 2008)
The cost of a reception for Ambassadors which I hosted on 11 June 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Hyde Park was met by CQS. (Registered 17 June 2009)
Name of donor: Malcolm Scott
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,500 cash donation
Date of receipt: 23 June 2009
Date of acceptance: 23 June 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2009 )
Name of donor: CQS Management Ltd (hedge fund).
Address of donor: 5th Floor, 33 Chester Street, London SW1X 7BL.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5443.75 to cover the cost of a reception for ambassadors and high commissioners that I hosted at the Conservative Party Conference.
Date of receipt: 7 October 2009
Date of acceptance: 7 October 2009
Donor status: company, registration number 3691917
(Registered 6 November 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Nick Leslau
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500
Date of receipt: 13 November 2009
Date of acceptance: 13 November 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 December 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
19 May 2008, helicopter from Crewe to London provided by Bearwood Corporate Services Ltd, Southampton. (Registered 17 June 2008)
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.
My wife and I received tickets for the Conservative Party's 'Black and White Party' on 4 February 2009, paid for by Cavendish Corporate Finance. (Registered 10 March 2009)
Name of donor: Grand Central Railway Company Ltd
Address of donor : River House, 17 Museum Street, York, Y01 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 March 2010. No value received to date.
Date of receipt of donation: 8 July 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 8 July 2009
Donor status: company, registration number 03979826
(Registered 15 July 2009)
Name of donor: GQ Magazine
Address of donor : GQ Magazine, Vogue House, 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: GQ Magazine provided travel and hospitality for me and my wife to attend their annual awards and present the Politician of the Year 2009 award. The organisers estimate the value to have been £1800.
Date of receipt of donation: 8 September 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 8 September 2009
Donor status: company, Company, registration number 226900
(Registered 6 October 2009)
Name of donor: Malcolm Scott
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the provision of flights in a private plane to and from the Ulster Unionist Party Conference in Belfast. Value: £3757.57.
Date of receipt of donation: 23 October 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 23 October 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 14 December 2009)
6. Overseas visits
20-23 October 2008, to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Georgia in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary. The cost of my flights was met by Flying Lion Ltd. (I covered the cost of my hotel accommodation throughout the visit.) (Registered 24 October 2008)
2-4 November 2008, to Israel in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary. The cost of my flight from the UK to Tel Aviv was met by Flying Lion Ltd. The cost of the return flight, and my hotel accommodation in Israel, was met by Conservative Friends of Israel. (Registered 15 December 2008)
12-14 December 2008, to Bahrain in my capacity as Shadow Foreign Secretary, to attend the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue. The cost of my accommodation and my return flights from Bahrain to London, was met by the IISS. (Registered 15 December 2008)
15-17 March 2009, to Havana, for meetings with the Foreign Minister and other politicians. The cost of my return flights was met by Flying Lion Ltd. (I covered the cost of my accommodation.) (Registered 31 March 2009)
Name of donor: Flying Lion Ltd
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £5,097.98, flight from Washington DC to London on 21 October 2009. (I paid the cost of my flight from London to Washington and stayed overnight at residence of the British Ambassador.)
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 20-21 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of the US Administration
(Registered 18 November 2009)
Name of donor: 1) Flying Lion Ltd
2) Qatari Government
Address of donor: 1) PO Box HM 179, Hamilton HM Ex Bermuda
2) Qatar
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Return flights from London to Doha, Qatar; value £4,558.90
2) One night's hotel accommodation in Doha; estimated value £757.70
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 26-27 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of the Qatari Government
(Registered 24 November 2009)
Name of donor: 1) Flying Lion Ltd
2) International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
Address of donor: 1) PO Box H 179, Hamilton HM Ex Bermuda
2)
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) the following flights: London to Beijing, Beijing to Guiyang, Guiyang to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to London; value £10,736.50
2) cost of hotel accommodation for one night in Beijing; value £101.00
Destination of visit: China and Hong Kong
Date of visit: 30 November-2 December 2009 (incl)
Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of the Chinese Government
(Registered 22 December 2009)
Name of donor: The International Institute for Strategic Studies
Address of donor: Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and hotel accommodation; value £4,300.04.
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Date of visit: 11-14 December 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the IISS Manama Dialogue
(Registered 22 December 2009)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £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 (joint 245th with 1 other) | £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)3 | £8,576 (272nd)2 | £7,701 (315th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,969 (117th). Rail £2,626 (315th). Air £981 (99th).
3 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).
1 Car £5,446 (115th). Rail £2,057 (330th). Air £198 (206th).