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Alan Whitehead MP
- Labour MP for Southampton, Test
- Majority: 7,018 votes. — 336th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Whitehead voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (since 20 May 2008)
- Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Constitutional Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Recycling, Office for Legal Complaints
(based on written questions asked by Alan Whitehead and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Combined Heat and Power: Public Buildings (10 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what proportion of the electricity derived from combined heat and power plants is obtained from combined heat and power plants located on the Government estate.”
- Orders of the Day: Political Parties and Elections Bill (20 Oct 2008) has video
“It is both a pleasure and a problem to follow the right hon. Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young). It is a pleasure because I substantially agree with many of the things he had to say and the thoughtful way in which he said them, and a problem because it is clear that I shall now have to exempt him from some of the remarks that I might make about the likeness to a certain mint...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Whitehead speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 224 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £15,391 (501st) | £11,916 | £15,129 (486th) | £11,367 (545th) | £15,046 (520th) | £15,178 (337th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £127 (131st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,758 (389th) | £19,514 | £18,606 (301st) | £18,722 (330th) | £17,997 (370th) | £19,301 (189th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,256 (242nd) | £72,791 | £68,720 (422nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £63,107 (376th) | £45,490 (345th) |
| Members' Travel | £4,186 (507th)* | £3,880 | £5,099 (534th) | £5,508 (503rd) | £4,763 (540th) | £4,191 (507th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £107 (376th) | £122 | £483 (283rd) | £97 (joint 425th) | £208 (joint 374th) | £505 (240th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,332 (191st) | £1,006 | £1,876 (121st) | £1,417 (140th) | £825 (419th) | £921 (363rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,237 (180th) | £2,129 | £4,098 (186th) | £3,628 (192nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £333 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,476 (425th) | £111,691 | £115,990 (477th) | £110,868 (499th) | £105,452 (484th) | £88,695 (328th) |
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- Alan Whitehead's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Southampton, Test (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Southampton, Itchen (2 miles)
- Eastleigh (4 miles)
- New Forest East (6 miles)
- Fareham (11 miles)
- Winchester (11 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (27 Apr 2007 to 3 Jun 2008)
- Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
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