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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. — 189th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented: Anti-Slavery Day Bill (5 Feb 2010)
“Order. As it is on the hon. Gentleman's own admission that what he has just said was an aside, I hope he will not encourage the Minister to go into that issue in detail, because this is hardly the proper occasion. I have allowed the hon. Gentleman very considerable scope in introducing what is in fact a specific Bill. The House has obviously been stunned, to some extent, by what he has had to...”
- Bill Presented: Anti-Slavery Day Bill (5 Feb 2010)
“Order. That appears to be a form of product placement, so perhaps we should move on.”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 2 — Regular maintenance of water courses (2 Feb 2010) has video
“Order. For the sake of clarification, may I say to the hon. Lady that she moved the new clause at the head of the group? Should there be a request for the House to express an opinion on any of the others, they will be moved formally at that stage.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 152 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 23 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 970 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £21,504 (230th) | £22,957 (208th) | £20,656 (365th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,915 (193rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £6,531 (629th) | £10,361 (586th) | £16,289 (530th) | £20,000 | £14,088 (524th) | £15,773 (558th) | £17,466 (450th) | £19,061 (197th) |
| Staffing costs | £76,495 (593rd) | £69,779 (612th) | £67,368 (605th) | £63,917 | £57,920 (625th) | £58,479 (606th) | £60,394 (516th) | £45,416 (350th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,654 (265th) | £9,940 (157th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,101 (500th)3 | £4,502 (joint 496th with 1 other)2 | £3,798 (530th)1 | £4,062 | £6,498 (480th) | £5,273 (510th) | £5,569 (501st) | £4,537 (488th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £154 (313th) | £263 (297th) | £363 (255th) | £169 | £149 (394th) | £131 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £265 (348th) | £33 (joint 450th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £233 (270th) | £277 (joint 271st with 1 other) | 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 | £3,609 (312th) | £827 (joint 298th with 1 other) | £778 (377th) | £893 | £755 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £629 (joint 445th with 1 other) | £1,388 (joint 186th with 2 others) | £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 with 1 other) | £493 | £1,408 (599th) | £1,408 (588th) | £1,408 (572nd) | £915 (576th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £122,282 (586th) | £122,968 (582nd) | £112,401 (599th) | £113,655 | £104,592 (590th) | £105,718 (559th) | £107,739 (450th) | £88,310 (339th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,476 (343rd). Rail £2,026 (349th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,148 (356th). Rail £1,953 (359th).