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Andrew Murrison
Conservative MP for Westbury
- Shadow Minister, Defence (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 5,349 votes. — 475th 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)
How Andrew Murrison 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 strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Defence, Justice, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Armed Forces: Housing, Influenza, Armed Forces: Influenza, Tuberculosis
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Murrison and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
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- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
“Can the Secretary of State therefore explain what Lord Lipsey meant when he said that yesterday's announcement on long-term care was like "an admiral firing an Exocet into his own flagship"?”
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“Will the Leader of the House encourage her colleague the Defence Secretary to come to the House and make a statement on the release yesterday of the second board of inquiry report into the tragic death of Captain James Philippson in Afghanistan in 2006? She may recall that the Defence Secretary made certain allegations about Major Bristow in connection with the death of Captain Philippson,...”
More of Andrew Murrison's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 138 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 71 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Murrison speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 246 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surgeon Commander Royal Naval Reserve.
Received £592.38 for September. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 5 October 2009)
Received £888.54 for September. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 25 October 2009)
Parliamentary adviser to Wessex Pharmaceutical Group. Address: 4 Old Bath Road, Sonning, RG4 6TA. (Up to £5,000)
Received fee of £150 for completing a survey for Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £50 for completing a survey for PSA. Hours: 20mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £75 for completing a survey for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Hours: 30mins. Fee donated to my local Party. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30mins. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £75 for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 27 October 2009)
Received fee of £50 for completing a survey for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Hours: 20mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £50 for completing a survey for Opinion Leader, 4th Floor, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AH. Hours: 15mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £75 for completing a survey for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Hours: 20mins. (Registered 2 September 2009)
Received fee of £30 for completing a survey for Opinion Leader, 4th Floor, Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AH. Hours: 20mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 2 September 2009)
8. Land and Property
Joint owner, with my wife, of agricultural buildings and field in Wiltshire.
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 | £20,401 (375th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,556 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £16,568 (421st) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £17,571 (74th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,755 (440th) | £19,301 (414th) | £23,576 | £18,776 (274th) | £18,588 (390th) | £17,834 (407th) | £37,649 (8th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,421 (459th) | £81,915 (403rd) | £79,626 | £70,141 (372nd) | £62,241 (560th) | £62,302 (390th) | £36,599 (576th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,387 (517th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,424 (329th)* | £6,660 (357th)** | £6,210 | £6,421 (483rd) | £3,881 (562nd) | £6,472 (467th) | £6,469 (397th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £86 (joint 384th) | £74 (393rd) | £24 | £27 (joint 455th) | £47 (458th) | £0 | £122 (joint 389th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £22 (355th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £39 (joint 104th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £838 (291st) | £1,452 (169th) | £1,159 | £1,018 (joint 280th) | £559 (joint 478th) | £1,052 (312th) | £734 (435th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,463 (178th) | £2,495 (340th) | £3,661 | £4,411 (169th) | £3,881 (175th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th) | £973 (joint 454th) | £137 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,968 (joint 121st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,035 (463rd) | £134,980 (379th) | £135,949 | £123,664 (313th) | £107,733 (537th) | £109,350 (408th) | £101,112 (77th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,613 (331st). Rail £4,527 (208th). Misc £81 (173rd). Other: Mileage £111 (48th). Rail £92 (122nd).