• Conservative MP for Rutland & Melton
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 12,930 votes. — 169th out of 633 MPs.
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How Alan Duncan voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Transport, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Nuclear Power Stations, Railways, Departmental Orders and Regulations, QinetiQ, Sudan

(based on written questions asked by Alan Duncan and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Topical Questions (3 Jul 2008)

“On the day that the price of crude oil has burst through $145 a barrel, and further to the earlier comments of the Minister for Energy, how much extra have the Saudis produced since the Prime Minister's visit to Jeddah? Will the Secretary of State explain how any extra production of heavy oil, when the world needs, if anything, light oil, would have any beneficial impact on global prices?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Topical Questions (3 Jul 2008)

“I hear what the Secretary of State says and he is right about the importance of the demand side, but is not the problem for Britain the fact that the Prime Minister simply does not understand global oil markets and that his so-called new deal, which was much vaunted when he visited Saudi Arabia, was in fact a deeply humiliating begging mission, which has led neither to any additional oil...”

Opposition Day — 16th Allotted Day: Energy Security (30 Jun 2008)

“The Secretary of State says that we have not put forward any policies. Which of our policies did he miss? Was it feed-in tariffs, smart meters, agreeing with the changes to the renewables obligation certificate or carbon capture and storage? I could continue with the list, but it would appear that he was not listening.”

More of Alan Duncan's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 59 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 54% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 66 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Duncan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 244 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 16 Jun 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £5,510 (105th). Rail £3,565 (239th).