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Nicholas Soames

MP, Mid Sussex

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Nicholas Soames’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Nicholas Soames’s votes.

  • Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
  • Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
  • Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes
  • Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
  • Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Nicholas Soames’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Nicholas Soames’s full vote analysis page for more.

Nicholas Soames has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

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Conservative MP for Mid Sussex

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Also represented Crawley

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Defence
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Home Department
  • Health
  • Nato
  • Warships
  • Iraq
  • Afghanistan
  • Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Administration Committee (25 Mar 2013 to 10 Mar 2014)
  • Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (31 Jan 2006 to 6 May 2010)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (8 Nov 2003 to 5 May 2005)
  • Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Dec 2001 to 5 May 2005)
  • Member, Public Administration Committee (2 Jul 1999 to 18 Jan 2000)
  • Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Armed Services) (20 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
  • Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (14 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)
  • Member, European Legislation Committee (2 Feb 1984 to 15 Jul 1985)

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 5 Sep 2016.

1. Employment and earnings
Senior Advisor on Strategic Issues to Intrepid Capital Partners, 199 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1RE. Until further notice, I receive an annual payment of £20,008.23 for an expected commitment of 30 hours. (Updated 13 July 2015 and 17 May 2016)
29 April 2016, received annual payment of £20,008.23. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 17 May 2016)
GardaWorld, formerly AEGIS Defence Services Limited (non-executive). Address: 84 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PX. Attend meetings in pursuit of duties as non-executive director and (since 1 January 2010) non-executive chairman. Until further notice, I receive a monthly salary of £9,166.67 for an expected commitment of 15 hours. (Updated 13 July 2015 and 13 January 2016)
Senior Adviser, MMC Group; insurance and related financial services. Address: Marsh Ltd, Tower Place, London, EC3R 5BU. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business development. Until further notice, I receive a monthly salary of £7,951.25 for an expected commitment of 15 hours. (Updated 13 July 2015)
Non-executive director of Aggregated Micro Power plc; renewable energy investment business. Address: Hasilwood House, 62 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AW. Until further notice, I receive £3,750 per quarter for an expected commitment of 15 hours. (Updated 13 July 2015)
21 January 2016, payment of £5,000 from the Young President’s Organisation London, c/o Office 10, 10-12 Baches Street, London, N1 6DL, for a speech delivered on 15 March 2016. Hours: 2 hrs including travel and preparation. Fee paid direct to charity. (Registered 04 April 2016)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Westminster Dining Club
Address of donor: private

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,500

Donor status: unincorporated association

(Registered 22 December 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration. Migrationwatch UK provides secretarial, research and administrative support, pays for printing costs and maintains the group’s website. (Registered 9 May 2011; updated 25 July 2014 and 31 July 2015).

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