Karl McCartney MP, Lincoln

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Karl McCartney campaigned to leave the European Union

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Karl McCartney’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Karl McCartney sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

Karl McCartney consistently voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Recent appearances

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Honours: Males 16 Sep 2016

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44840, on honours: males, if he will take steps to ensure that all future press releases on honours nominations include men when appealing for nominations of people who deserve an honour.
Written Answers — Department for Transport: Transport: Infrastructure 15 Sep 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the role of transport infrastructure in delivering economic growth.
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Referendum: Opportunities for Businesses 13 Sep 2016

What assessment his Department has made of potential opportunities for British businesses arising from the vote to leave the EU.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Lincoln

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Expenses

Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Transport
Department for Transport
Justice
Home Department
HM Treasury
Rspca
Motor Vehicles: Insurance Premium Tax
Driving Offences: Insurance
Railways: Concessions
Community Amateur Sports Clubs Scheme

Currently held offices

Member, Transport Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

Member, Transport Committee (5 Nov 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (9 out of 14)
Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Karl McCartney’s speeches
Has received answers to 126 written questions in the last year — well above 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 84.82% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 54 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 5 Sep 2016.

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for opinion surveys:

21 August 2015, payment of £75 for a Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

20 October 2015, payment of £75 for September 2015 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

14 December 2015, payment of £75 for October 2015 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys:

13 January 2016, payment of £200 for Winter 2015 Survey. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 January 2016)

Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for online surveys:

16 January 2015, payment of £60. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

10 March 2015, payment of £20. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

6 July 2015, payment of £70. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

28 July 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

20 October 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

17 November 2015, payment of £80. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

Payments from Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for MP panel surveys unless stated otherwise:

26 February 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

16 April 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

3 July 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

13 August 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

9 October 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

11 November 2015, payment of £50 for research project. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

20 November 2015, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 15 December 2015)

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

Name of donor: JCB Research
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Denstone Road, Rocester, Staffordshire, ST14 5JP

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,000

Donor status: company, registration no 00682651

(Registered 9 June 2015; updated 26 October 2015)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Hong Kong Government
Address of donor: c/o Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, 18 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3JA

Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare £8,461, accommodation £1,642, transport £237, hospitality expenses (inc. interpretation, venue hire) £57; total £10,397

Destination of visit: Hong Kong

Date of visit: 25-29 January 2016

Purpose of visit: to maintain bilateral ties; support British businesses operating in Hong Kong; and deepen the knowledge of parliamentarians of Hong Kong’s political, social and economic development.

(Registered 16 February 2016)

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

Residential/holiday property in Lincolnshire: (i) and (ii).

8. Miscellaneous

I continue to work for MLSystems, although I am no longer paid a salary. Instead, I receive a dividend from a shareholding which is below the registrable threshold.

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my wife, Cordelia McCartney, as Office Manager.

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