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Andrew Turner
Conservative MP for Isle of Wight
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 12,978 votes. — 287th 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 Turner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 strongly 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Justice Committee (since 5 Feb 2008)
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)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Scotland: Unemployment (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the level of economic inactivity in Scotland.”
- Written Answers — Health: Swine Flu: Vaccination (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) children, (b) adults aged between 18 and 65 years and (c) older people who (i) have and (ii) have not been vaccinated against swine influenza in (A) England and (B) each county and metropolitan area.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Air Travel (9 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many first-class flights (a) he, (b) the Minister of State and (c) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State took on official business between 1 January and 1 October 2009; and what the (i) destination, (ii) purpose and (iii) cost of each flight was.”
More of Andrew Turner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 282 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £19,953 (389th) | £20,064 (384th) | £19,997 | £19,983 (308th) | £16,359 (425th) | £14,989 (522nd) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,564 (477th) | £15,869 (546th) | £15,719 | £17,326 (393rd) | £17,648 (494th) | £18,104 (338th) | £24,652 (73rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,453 (484th) | £83,669 (349th) | £83,161 | £72,664 (231st) | £60,969 (584th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £49,662 (195th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,779 (383rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,870 (305th)* | £5,081 (467th)** | £6,139 | £6,783 (470th) | £7,238 (428th) | £6,201 (477th) | £7,196 (359th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £976 (109th) | £1,014 (124th) | £778 | £1,053 (joint 175th) | £669 (219th) | £370 (joint 296th) | £264 (324th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,110 (189th) | £970 (293rd) | £1,600 | £1,235 (joint 221st) | £1,194 (186th) | £1,867 (joint 102nd) | £2,311 (46th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,523 (293rd) | £1,528 (joint 491st) | £3,605 | £2,333 (358th) | £2,617 (316th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,413 (joint 62nd) | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £1,209 | £1,877 (joint 346th) | £1,877 (joint 340th) | £1,877 (joint 332nd) | £1,877 (joint 312th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,016 (2nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,641 (438th) | £129,404 (463rd) | £132,208 | £123,254 (325th) | £125,587 (193rd) | £109,004 (416th) | £103,971 (49th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,667 (241st). Rail £273 (524th). Misc £3,930 (1st).
** Car £2,516 (362nd). Rail £338 (500th). Other £2,227 (10th).