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[[Stephen Phillips]] is the [[Conservative]] MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham. He was elected in 2010 with a majority of 19,905. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-phillips/4054 Stephen Phillips QC MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>  
 
[[Stephen Phillips]] is the [[Conservative]] MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham. He was elected in 2010 with a majority of 19,905. <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-phillips/4054 Stephen Phillips QC MP] ''www.parliament.uk'', accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>  
  
In 2009 he was made a Queen's Counsel and Phillips chose to continue to work as a QC private practice after he was elected in 2010. In 2014 Phillips earnt £249,128 according to ''The Guardian'' for his legal work alone. <ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/23/twenty-mps-declare-over-100000-from-second-jobs Twenty MPs declare more than £100,000 from second jobs] The Guardian, 23 October 2014,  accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>   
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==Outside earnings==
Phillips defends his decision to continue working as a lawyer, saying that he 'largely works when the House of Commons is not sitting' and that he believes it 'makes him a better MP as the House of Commons is, after all, making law.' <ref> [http://www.stephenphillips.org.uk/about/ About] ''Stephen Phillips'', accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>  
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In 2009 Phillips was made a Queen's Counsel. After he was elected in 2010 he chose to continue to work as a QC in  private practice. In 2014 Phillips earned £249,128 according to the ''Guardian'' for his legal work alone. <ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/23/twenty-mps-declare-over-100000-from-second-jobs Twenty MPs declare more than £100,000 from second jobs] The ''Guardian'', 23 October 2014,  accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>   
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Phillips defended his decision to continue working as a QC on the basis that he 'largely works when the House of Commons is not sitting'. He believes it 'makes him a better MP as the House of Commons is, after all, making law.' <ref> [http://www.stephenphillips.org.uk/about/ About] ''Stephen Phillips'', accessed 19 March 2015 </ref>  
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Revision as of 13:27, 19 March 2015

Stephen Phillips is the Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham. He was elected in 2010 with a majority of 19,905. [1]

Outside earnings

In 2009 Phillips was made a Queen's Counsel. After he was elected in 2010 he chose to continue to work as a QC in private practice. In 2014 Phillips earned £249,128 according to the Guardian for his legal work alone. [2] Phillips defended his decision to continue working as a QC on the basis that he 'largely works when the House of Commons is not sitting'. He believes it 'makes him a better MP as the House of Commons is, after all, making law.' [3]

Contact

Parliamentary

  • Address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
  • Telephone: 020 7219 7146; 020 7219 6487
  • Email: stephen.phillips.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency

  • Address: Sleaford and North Hykham Conservatives, 6 Market Place, Sleaford, NG34 7SD
  • Telephone: 01529 419000
  • Fax: 01529 419019
  • Email: admin@snhca.co.uk

Web & Social media

Notes

  1. Stephen Phillips QC MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 19 March 2015
  2. Twenty MPs declare more than £100,000 from second jobs The Guardian, 23 October 2014, accessed 19 March 2015
  3. About Stephen Phillips, accessed 19 March 2015