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Peter Robinson
DUP MLA for Belfast East, Former DUP MP for Belfast East
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly: Public Appointments: Code of Practice (6 Feb 2012)
“The key bodies for which OFMDFM has responsibility that fall within Mr Keanie’s remit are the Commission for Victims and Survivors, Ilex, the new Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation that is being set up, the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission, and the Commissioner for Children and Young People. Of course, we also have a role in the appointment of the Police Ombudsman,...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly: Public Appointments: Code of Practice (6 Feb 2012)
“An advert seeking a chairperson for the corporation will appear fairly shortly. The recommendation of the panel that carried out the initial interviews was that we should advertise again to ensure that we get somebody with the requisite skills. We will also look for additional members that we can put in a pool of candidates for membership, and we have started work on that. It is hoped that...”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Assembly: Social Protection Fund (6 Feb 2012)
“The Executive established a social protection fund (SPF) to assist those most in need in the wider community. This year we agreed to prioritise fuel poverty through the fund, and we committed the full £20 million budget to a winter fuel poverty payment scheme. That is being progressed by the Department for Social Development and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 516 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,751 (299th) | £19,864 (392nd) | £19,558 (405th) | £17,835 | £19,329 (344th) | £19,710 (281st) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,333 (joint 319th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £10,989 (570th) | £15,301 (460th) | £8,951 (626th) | £18,365 | £10,934 (594th) | £16,495 (543rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,121 (411th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,873 (202nd) | £72,870 (599th) | £95,726 (19th) | £77,368 | £75,223 (136th) | £63,690 (527th) | £57,528 (568th) | £50,611 (joint 155th with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,147 (122nd) | £3,136 (523rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,438 (125th)1 | £12,551 (129th)2 | £16,165 (45th)3 | £17,484 | £15,830 (122nd) | £16,529 (108th) | £15,417 (129th) | £12,681 (120th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £128 (324th) | £1,460 (48th) | £1,436 (74th) | £1,094 | £1,408 (130th) | £717 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £1,116 (145th) | £2,880 (16th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,951 (joint 524th with 1 other) | £288 (joint 585th with 1 other) | £394 (576th) | £344 | £61 (648th) | £543 (489th) | £566 (541st) | £525 (537th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,355 (501st) | £526 (619th) | £1,000 | £0 | £1,779 (451st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,349 (joint 114th with 1 other) | £1,100 (joint 239th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,947 (joint 199th with 2 others) | £1,947 (joint 194th with 2 others) | £1,947 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | £1,947 (joint 183rd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,278 (261st) | £128,174 (549th) | £143,856 (198th) | £133,490 | £124,732 (292nd) | £121,410 (275th) | £114,530 (290th) | £97,098 (131st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,196 (274th). Air £9,242 (47th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £799 (458th). Air £10,249 (36th). Other: European £1,503 (24th).
3 Car £524 (565th). Rail £1,366 (392nd). Air £14,157 (13th). Other £118 (52nd).