Hi All
Potentially I'm looking to start a piece of research into MPs assets.
This idea started from a thread I'm on in Black Lives Matter Allies on FB.
Someone put up an infographic (not a graph as it says on
the image :-) )
showing the significant differences between Congress and the
US population at large (here)
The question was raised about what the equivalent one would
look like for the UK.
So I've made a start (adding some extra categories):
I can't find any data on how many MPs are millionaires - any ideas?
.. or even any ideas about who to ask?
I'm going with the view that this would include property
assets - so
even MPs with a house that is now worth over £1m would be
included.
On the infographic I've gone with 20% - but my guess would be 25% to 50% ...
I've Googled at length to no avail .. there is one mention of an FOI request to Parliament on exactly the same issue - their reply was that they don't keep that information ...
I'm happy for any of the figures I've used to be
challenged.
I've listed my sources and the year they describe.
Maybe there's a few of us who would like to contribute to an 'MP assets list' in the style of The Times' 'Rich List'??
Warm regards
Andy
Btw: The careful selection of people to sit on the Leeds Citizens' Jury in September 2019 made a fine job of mirroring the wider population - with a bit of extra representation from the BAME, disabled and youth communities. https://bit.ly/3eSuMZC
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mysociety-community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mysociety-commu...@mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/f544ef52-a656-4808-9693-396a8e488742n%40mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/CACwNqZ%3DN6uPioD0wS5aKZmgUPDyXwsQNiAbd8x%3DCYx_vb6pGDA%40mail.gmail.com.
It is worth writing to political parties.The problem is that a lot of this income maybe in things like property and other things which are worth nothing until they are sold.
--On Thursday, 18 March 2021, 14:24:44 GMT, Andy Walker <andy.wal...@gmail.com> wrote:Thanks SebI've opened this Google Sheet to record the results that any of us find:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13zcw02AZ-6QrP95Z-F2hZ4zKUXw-qnd5B_b4QOSKAFs/edit?usp=sharingAnyone who'd like edit rights just DM me for the link.I wonder if writing to the Conservative Party HQ and asking for their info on Labour MPs who are millionaires - similarly writing to the Labour Party HQ and asking for their info on Conservative MPs who are millionaires - would produce a result :-) :-)As the spreadsheet gets filled in - the known % of MPs who are millionaires would become more accurate - but it could be used as an estimate at any time ...Published addresses of MPs - then look on Zoopla for current estimated value might be another way forward - it could well find a swathe of illionaires without trawling though Company House records.https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/b18b181d-f8c0-45cb-85d0-3cb9ebabaea1n%40mysociety.orgAndy--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mysociety-community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mysociety-commu...@mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit.
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mysociety-community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mysociety-commu...@mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/1499688185.2790035.1616077767744%40mail.yahoo.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/1086382425.2794868.1616078962473%40mail.yahoo.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/1086382425.2794868.1616078962473%40mail.yahoo.com.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mysociety-community" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mysociety-commu...@mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/b18b181d-f8c0-45cb-85d0-3cb9ebabaea1n%40mysociety.org.
Hi All
So we're now up to 10 MPs identified as millionaires! Good work on the first day :-)
The fact that asset values go up and down isn't important - its a snapshot - and once you have a house valued at £1m for example it won't go down by that much ...
Andy
Hello,
Much of the info you require will be in the House of Commons MPs register of interests, e.g. any property holdings over £100k should be on the register.
Best,
Simon Jones
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/f5674e51-3ea7-497d-abf2-d5e53afbf5den%40mysociety.org.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/mysociety.org/d/msgid/mysociety-community/LO2P265MB3562EB54C43263255D81C7F7A9D5A%40LO2P265MB3562.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM.