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Ann Winterton

Conservative MP for Congleton

  • Changed party from Independent Conservative on 30 Mar 2004; from Conservative on 24 Feb 2004

  • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
  • Majority: 8,246 votes. — 327th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Ann Winterton voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Has never voted on 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
  • Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Treasury

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Territorial Army, Fisheries, Foot and Mouth, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

(based on written questions asked by Ann Winterton and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role the Panther vehicles which are being upgraded for theatre entry will undertake.”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Industry (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to assist the dairy farming sector.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Charities (Economic Downturn) (1 Jul 2009) has video

“Is the Minister aware that the very hardest hit in the charitable sector are the small charities that provide services that are much valued locally and that will not be provided by any of the statutory or larger organisations? I am referring to small charities such as the young mental health charity in my constituency. What advice can she give Members of Parliament and others to try to help...”

More of Ann Winterton's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 133 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high 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)
    Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
  • People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Winterton speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 347 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
4-8 May 2009, to Finland for discussion with Members of the Finnish Parliament. The cost of hospitality and all travel within Finland was borne by the Finnish Parliament. (My travel to Finland was funded by the House of Commons.) (Registered 18 May 2009)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£20,194 (384th) £18,211 (440th) £17,765 £18,528 (374th) £18,602 (339th) £18,544 (391st) £14,878 (368th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£14,375 (481st) £13,954 (571st) £17,871 £18,079 (354th) £12,935 (604th) £14,183 (568th) £10,938 (492nd)
Staffing Allowance£78,990 (544th) £74,647 (563rd) £59,606 £58,017 (624th) £44,087 (650th) £44,821 (636th) £34,614 (596th)
Communications Allowance£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£3,822 (521st)* £4,446 (495th)** £4,994 £3,966 (571st) £4,005 (559th) £5,940 (492nd) £6,650 (386th)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £49 (436th)
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£821 (joint 302nd) £1,176 (231st) £656 £1,085 (262nd) £1,059 (232nd) £2,199 (61st) £2,104 (61st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,013 (372nd) £3,107 (279th) £1,662 £3,066 (262nd) £3,382 (218th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,137 (440th) £1,245 (66th) £645 £1,483 (joint 584th) £1,483 (joint 570th) £1,468 (555th) £1,146 (joint 530th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£121,352 (595th) £116,786 (575th) £103,199 £104,224 (594th) £85,553 (642nd) £87,155 (624th) £70,379 (599th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,235 (372nd). Rail £1,587 (377th).

** Car £2,554 (360th). Rail £1,892 (344th).