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Mr Andrew Hunter
Former DUP MP for Basingstoke
- Changed party from Independent Conservative on 9 Dec 2004; from Conservative on 1 Oct 2002
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Andrew Hunter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Continuing Care (24 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are receiving NHS continuing care in each strategic health authority in England.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Devolved Government (23 Mar 2005)
“What measures he proposes to take to assist the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Devolved Government (23 Mar 2005)
“Does the Secretary of State accept that inclusivity is no longer on the agenda, that the provisional republican movement remains the criminal and terrorist organisation that it always has been and that it should be marginalised? It is now time to move forward and restore devolved government in the Province with the minimum further delay, involving all parties, nationalist and Unionist, which...”
More of Mr Andrew Hunter'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 49.66% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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 | £884 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,296 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,509 (468th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £2,624 | £19,301 (141st) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,053 (305th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £5,989 | £66,502 (493rd) | £67,785 (337th) | £60,724 (505th) | £37,139 (566th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,262 | £13,092 (218th) | £11,405 (272nd) | £4,532 (544th) | £3,647 (533rd) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £1,739 (joint 76th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | |||
| 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 | £425 (544th) | £468 (joint 532nd with 1 other) | £974 (joint 345th with 1 other) | £679 (joint 465th with 2 others) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £817 (596th) | £1,250 (joint 519th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £276 | £1,934 (joint 234th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 229th with 8 others) | £1,658 (joint 484th with 1 other) | £1,658 (joint 404th with 2 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,518 | £4,530 (42nd) | £0 | £5,762 (23rd) | £683 (46th) | |||
| Total | £45,553 | £127,503 (242nd) | £123,676 (233rd) | £111,606 (364th) | £73,368 (563rd) |