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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.
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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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
“Order. I am sorry to interrupt the Secretary of State, but there seems to be constant interchange of a secondary nature during the debate. It is now becoming distracting.”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“Order. May I say to the hon. Gentleman that it is not very helpful for him to turn his back on the Chair? It means that his words are less easily recorded by the Official Reporters.”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Clause 27 — Increase in penalty for offence (12 Nov 2009)
“With this, it will be convenient to consider Lords amendments 26 to 29, 52 to 59 and 64 to 86.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 143 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 956 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: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).