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Mr Alan Hurst
Former Labour MP for Braintree
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Alan Hurst voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Education and Skills: Construction Industry (Training) (5 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people were undergoing training in the construction industry in each year from 1975 to 2004.”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Food Supplements (4 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people in England and Wales using health food supplements.”
- Adjournment (Easter) (24 Mar 2005)
“Before I start my speech, I should like to pay tribute to the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East (Sir Teddy Taylor), who is retiring. As he and other hon. Members will know, I have had some association with his constituency over a number of years, and I can confirm the enormously high regard in which he is held by people of all political parties. I turn now to a matter that affects...”
More of Mr Alan Hurst's recent appearances
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 1 person is tracking this MP.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £0 | £2,249 (604th) | £2,441 (607th) | £2,952 (617th) | £2,611 (610th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £2,556 | £13,002 (553rd) | £13,975 (591st) | £11,939 (602nd) | £13,470 (399th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £15,582 | £65,256 (538th) | £60,722 (588th) | £55,465 (583rd) | £38,315 (544th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £232 | £5,584 (515th) | £5,272 (511th) | £5,262 (517th) | £3,179 (555th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £89 (joint 410th with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £647 (432nd) | £895 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £660 (489th) | £871 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,915 (420th) | £2,712 (305th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £2,060 (joint 16th with 1 other) | £2,060 (joint 12th with 1 other) | £2,060 (joint 12th with 1 other) | £2,060 (joint 12th with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £26,792 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £45,162 | £90,713 (647th) | £88,077 (637th) | £78,338 (649th) | £60,595 (640th) |