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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
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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 — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit offices were in operation in each year since 1998; and how many offices scheduled for closure in each such year had the closure suspended.”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: New Clause 10 (25 Jun 2009)
“Will the hon. Lady explain why she would not get involved in such a dispute? Would there not be such a dispute?”
- Public Bill Committee: Health Bill [Lords]: New Clause 10 (25 Jun 2009)
“The hon. Lady is reading from a script. I assume she has something to say that I did not know, but she seems not to know what made me intervene.”
More of Andrew Turner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 72 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Turner speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 279 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Loan of a Ford Galaxy vehicle for eight days from Premier Ford, Newport, for the purposes of carrying out my mobile summer surgery. (Registered 4 September 2008)
8. Land and Property
Half-share of flat in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).