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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
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 8,246 votes. — 329th 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 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
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, 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)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Local Transport Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Greater London Authority Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Mental Health Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, NHS Redress Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Armed Forces (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1201W, on the Afghan National Army, what information his Department holds on the tribal origin of (a) the commander, (b) officers and (c) non-commissioned officers of the Afghan troop force in Helmand province.”
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“May we have a debate on food security, an issue that is rising up the political agenda? Bearing in mind that scientific evidence points to the world entering a 30-year cooling period- [ Interruption. ] This is true. However, to my knowledge, no assessment has been made of the effect of global cooling on agricultural output. This is an important and serious issue, and the House should have an...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“Was it not the Ministry's preoccupation with the European Union project for the future rapid effect system that prevented it having the ability to respond to the needs of our soldiers in both Iraq and Afghanistan, leading to a shortage of appropriate equipment in both protected vehicles and, indeed, helicopters? Did I not note that the Secretary of State mentioned further integration as far...”
More of Ann Winterton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 78 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 110 written questions in the last year — 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 363 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £22,404 (175th) | £20,194 (384th) | £18,211 (440th) | £17,765 | £18,528 (374th) | £18,602 (339th) | £18,544 (391st) | £14,878 (368th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,139 (467th) | £14,375 (481st) | £13,954 (571st) | £17,871 | £18,079 (354th) | £12,935 (604th) | £14,183 (568th) | £10,938 (492nd) |
| Staffing costs | £68,579 (616th) | £78,990 (544th) | £74,647 (563rd) | £59,606 | £58,017 (624th) | £44,087 (650th) | £44,821 (636th) | £34,614 (596th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,904 (507th)3 | £3,822 (521st)2 | £4,446 (495th)1 | £4,994 | £3,966 (571st) | £4,005 (559th) | £5,940 (492nd) | £6,650 (386th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49 (436th) |
| 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 | £3,944 (274th) | £821 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,483 (joint 570th with 1 other) | £1,468 (555th) | £1,146 (joint 530th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £112,971 (612th) | £121,352 (595th) | £116,786 (575th) | £103,199 | £104,224 (594th) | £85,553 (642nd) | £87,155 (624th) | £70,379 (599th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,235 (372nd). Rail £1,587 (377th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,028 (269th). Rail £876 (475th).