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Alan Simpson
Labour MP for Nottingham South
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 7,486 votes. — 248th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Simpson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Trade and Industry, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): GM Crops, Nuclear Weapons, Childhood Obesity, Iraq, Genetically Modified Organisms
(based on written questions asked by Alan Simpson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I welcome the fact that there is going to be an inquiry, but I share the feeling expressed by other hon. Members that in reality, it is not the Prime Minister who is on trial in this debate but this House. I am quite happy to acknowledge that the terms of reference that the Prime Minister has set are unnecessarily and unhelpfully restrictive, both on the membership and make-up of the inquiry...”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I think that is the case, and it will confirm to the public that everything this House did not want to know in 2003, it does not want to know now. If we set the terms of the inquiry so narrowly that it cannot carry out the rigorous forensic investigation that is required, it will be subject to the ridicule that it deserves. I remind the House of some of the inconvenient elements that were...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 364 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,490 | £20,901 (joint 189th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,381 (joint 416th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,310 (146th) | £21,947 (187th) | £23,785 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,793 (joint 228th) | £18,200 (joint 267th) | £13,094 (415th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,505 (joint 183rd) | £85,767 (267th) | £80,075 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £66,534 (395th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £47,374 (266th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,058 (524th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,862 (261st)* | £9,293 (255th)** | £7,526 | £10,211 (328th) | £13,115 (209th) | £12,176 (joint 239th) | £8,264 (309th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,767 (30th) | £1,268 (joint 89th) | £134 | £579 (joint 260th) | £895 (joint 175th) | £361 (303rd) | £337 (joint 301st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,020 (joint 121st) | 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 | £1,509 (95th) | £1,540 (151st) | £1,754 | £1,891 (117th) | £2,220 (48th) | £2,462 (41st) | £3,120 (17th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,030 (136th) | £5,990 (104th) | £6,731 | £9,253 (53rd) | £10,654 (22nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,142 (joint 426th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £0 | £2,023 (joint 35th) | £2,023 (joint 31st) | £2,023 (joint 31st) | £2,023 (joint 30th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £9,125 | £1,652 (70th) | £12,771 (5th) | £0 | £60 (67th) |
| Total | £156,286 (161st) | £148,850 (101st) | £150,620 | £136,171 (101st) | £147,338 (10th) | £120,540 (156th) | £88,653 (331st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,200 (278th). Rail £5,662 (160th).
** Car £3,828 (256th). Rail £4,764 (188th). European £701 (66th).