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Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker, and Conservative MP for Saffron Walden

  • Also represented Middleton and Prestwich
  • Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
  • Majority: 13,008 votes. — 188th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

As a Deputy Speaker, Alan Haselhurst cannot vote (except to break a tie).

How Alan Haselhurst voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)

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Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

“Order. The language that the hon. Gentleman is using would appear to involve the Chair. I think that he is referring to hon. Gentlemen on the other side of the House from himself.”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

“Order. This is taking quite a proportion of the right hon. Gentleman's speech. Perhaps it would be better to say to the House that the list will be available in Library.”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

“Order. Perhaps the House has got the idea, given what the right hon. Gentleman said was the point that he was trying to make.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 144 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Speakers/ deputy speakers do not ask written questions.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 0% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    Speakers and deputy speakers cannot vote except to break a tie.
  • People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 33 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Haselhurst speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 955 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Earnings from publication of novels.
Payment of £221.31 from the Professional and Higher Partnership, 4 The Links, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 OTG, from book sales. No hours worked since 1 July 2009. (Registered 20 July 2009)
Payment of £177.90 from book sales to parliamentary colleagues. (Wholesale cost to me £100. I gave a proportion of the receipts to charity.) No additional hours worked. (Registered 20 July 2009)
Payment of £35.98 from book sales to Saffron Walden Breakfast Club members. (Wholesale cost to me £19.78. I gave a proportion of the receipts to charity.) No additional hours worked. (Registered 22 July 2009)
Payment of £77.94 (£107.94 less £30 postage, packing and handling), from publisher Professional and Higher, for the sale of six novels. (Registered 6 October 2009)
Direct sale of one novel, which yielded £17.99. (Registered 6 October 2009)

Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£22,957 (208th) £20,656 (365th) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £15,915 (193rd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £1,527 (joint 1st) £1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£10,361 (586th) £16,289 (530th) £20,000 £14,088 (524th) £15,773 (558th) £17,466 (450th) £19,061 (197th)
Staffing Allowance£69,779 (612th) £67,368 (605th) £63,917 £57,920 (625th) £58,479 (606th) £60,394 (516th) £45,416 (350th)
Communications Allowance£9,940 (157th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£4,502 (joint 496th)* £3,798 (530th)** £4,062 £6,498 (480th) £5,273 (510th) £5,569 (501st) £4,537 (488th)
Members' Staff Travel£263 (297th) £363 (255th) £169 £149 (394th) £131 (joint 398th) £265 (348th) £33 (joint 450th)
Members' Spouse Travel£277 (joint 271st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£827 (joint 298th) £778 (377th) £893 £755 (joint 376th) £629 (joint 445th) £1,388 (joint 186th) £1,206 (261st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,022 (236th) £2,324 (365th) £2,487 £1,254 (535th) £2,118 (387th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,040 (546th) £825 (joint 596th) £493 £1,408 (599th) £1,408 (588th) £1,408 (572nd) £915 (576th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£122,968 (582nd) £112,401 (599th) £113,655 £104,592 (590th) £105,718 (559th) £107,739 (450th) £88,310 (339th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,476 (343rd). Rail £2,026 (349th).

** Car £2,217 (398th). Rail £1,581 (376th).