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Andrew Turner
Conservative MP for Isle of Wight
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Turner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Home Department, Health, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Press and Public Relations, Departmental Staff, Zimbabwe
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Turner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Chairman, Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
- Chairman, Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
- Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Licensing Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 May 2013)
“Does not the Deputy Prime Minister recall that at the election he promised to go for an in/out referendum? That has not taken place yet. Does he understand that residents of the Isle of Wight, and many from elsewhere, would feel betrayed if the Liberal Democrats did not now support an amendment regretting that an referendum is not included in the Gracious Speech?”
- Business of the House: Child-care Ratios (9 May 2013)
“Does the Minister agree that there are two kinds of help with nursery schools? There are those who advocate socialism—that is, they want there to be expensive nursery places, but very few of them—and there are those who make decisions for themselves. They can stand on their own feet and make their own decisions about what they want for their children.”
- Business of the House (25 Apr 2013)
“In January, a new European directive changed the rules for motorcycle licences. One of my constituents booked her test before the new rules took effect, but it was cancelled due to bad weather. She is now being made to take more expensive and time-consuming tests. Will the Leader of the House arrange for a written statement to be made on how the new EU directive adversely affects those who...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 50 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 336 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £15,091 (424th) | £19,953 (389th) | £20,064 (384th) | £19,997 | £19,983 (308th) | £16,359 (425th) | £14,989 (522nd) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,199 (496th) | £14,564 (477th) | £15,869 (546th) | £15,719 | £17,326 (393rd) | £17,648 (494th) | £18,104 (338th) | £24,652 (73rd) |
| Staffing costs | £79,175 (576th) | £82,453 (484th) | £83,669 (349th) | £83,161 | £72,664 (231st) | £60,969 (584th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £49,662 (195th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,928 (480th) | £6,779 (383rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,333 (430th)1 | £7,870 (305th)2 | £5,081 (467th)3 | £6,139 | £6,783 (470th) | £7,238 (428th) | £6,201 (477th) | £7,196 (359th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £976 (109th) | £1,014 (124th) | £778 | £1,053 (joint 175th with 1 other) | £669 (219th) | £370 (joint 296th with 1 other) | £264 (324th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,080 (363rd) | £1,110 (189th) | £970 (293rd) | £1,600 | £1,235 (joint 221st with 1 other) | £1,194 (186th) | £1,867 (joint 102nd with 1 other) | £2,311 (46th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,523 (293rd) | £1,528 (joint 491st with 1 other) | £3,605 | £2,333 (358th) | £2,617 (316th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,413 (joint 62nd with 3 others) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,209 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,808 (69th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,016 (2nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £122,614 (583rd) | £137,641 (438th) | £129,404 (463rd) | £132,208 | £123,254 (325th) | £125,587 (193rd) | £109,004 (416th) | £103,971 (49th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,846 (282nd). Rail £2,487 (317th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,667 (241st). Rail £273 (524th). Misc £3,930 (1st).
3 Car £2,516 (362nd). Rail £338 (500th). Other £2,227 (10th).