Oliver Letwin MP, West Dorset

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Oliver Letwin’s voting in Parliament

Oliver Letwin is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a selection of Oliver Letwin’s votes.

Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 8 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2003–2016
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, between 2011–2016
Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 18 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2015
Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2016
Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Oliver Letwin has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

Military Action Overseas: Parliamentary Approval 17 Apr 2018

The right hon. Gentleman is making an extraordinarily central point. Does he agree that the whole structure of the P5 essentially depends on the assumption that all permanent members of the Security Council have it in mind to enforce the international rules-based order? When that breaks down, we have a fundamental problem.

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Conservative MP for West Dorset

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

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Topics of interest

Oliver Letwin campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

Home Department
Treasury
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Health
Culture Media and Sport
Units
Departmental Accountancy
Departments: Accountancy
Departmental Public Expenditure
Departments: Public Bodies

Other offices held in the past

Minister for Government Policy (15 Jul 2014 to 14 Jul 2016)
The Minister for Government Policy (12 May 2010 to 15 Jul 2014)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (8 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
Shadow Secretary of State (Environment) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (1 Sep 2001 to 10 Nov 2003)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (26 Sep 2000 to 18 Sep 2001)
Shadow Financial Secretary (23 Jul 1999 to 10 Jan 2000)
Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales) (1 Jul 1998 to 23 Jul 1999)
Member, Deregulation Committee (23 Feb 1998 to 2 Jul 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Numerology

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Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Oliver Letwin’s speeches
Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
Has voted in 89.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 995 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 16 Apr 2018.

1. Employment and earnings

31 July 2017, received £350 for writing an article from Evening Standard Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 09 October 2017)

Payment of £5,000 expected from Zouk Capital LLP, 100 Brompton Road, London SW3 1ER, for delivering a talk with a Q&A session on 10 October 2017. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 11 October 2017)

From 8 January 2018, a Senior Fellow of the Legatum Institute, an independent non-partisan policy, advisory and advocacy organization. Address: 11 Charles Street, London W1J 5DW. Until further notice, I will be paid £2,500 per month. Hours: 24 hrs per month. (Registered 08 January 2018)

From 22 January 2018 until further notice, senior adviser to the Faraday Institution, Materials Dept, Oxford University, Rex Richards Building, Oxford OX1 3RQ, a not-for-profit body formed by a consortium of UK universities to advance research in the UK on the development of battery technology. I expect to receive £1,000 per month for a commitment of around 8 hours per month. I consulted ACoBA about this appointment. (Registered 22 January 2018)

5 March 2018, received £2,000 in royalties from Biteback Publishing, Westminster Tower,‎ 3 Albert Embankment,‎ London SE1 7SP. Hours: approximately 630 hrs. (Registered 14 March 2018)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Ilchester Estates
Address of donor: The Estate Office, Melbury Sampford, Dorchester DT2 0LF

Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 solicited by me for my local association's fighting fund

Donor status: company, registration 01006592

(Registered 25 April 2017)

Name of donor: Geoffrey W. Guy
Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 15 June 2017)

Name of donor: William H. Salomon
Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000

Donor status: individual

(Registered 15 June 2017)

Name of donor: Ilchester Estates
Address of donor: The Estate Office, Melbury Sampford, Dorchester, DT2 0LF

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000

Donor status: company, registration 01006592

(Registered 15 June 2017)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

My wife and I let out rooms in our London home: (i) and (ii). (Registered 25 April 2012)

8. Miscellaneous

From February 2017, Vice President of the Great Britain China Centre; a body funded by the FCO to promote relationships between the UK and the Communist Party of China. This role is unpaid but from time to time will involve travel to Beijing at the expense of the Centre. (Registered 13 February 2017)

From 19 April 2017, Chair (unpaid) of the Management Board of the Red Tape Initiative; a cross-party think tank established to identify regulatory changes that can be made by political consensus speedily after Brexit. (Registered 19 April 2017)

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