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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.
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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
- Has never voted on 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009)
“Now that the "one Army" concept has been, at the very least, severely damaged by the decisions of the regular generals last week, how does the Secretary of State believe it will feed through to retention rates within the TA? Has he considered another blow to morale—to all those small employers who have supported so generously their personnel going off on active duty?”
- Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate the Chief of the General Staff has made of the Territorial Army retention rate from 1 April 2010.”
More of Ann Winterton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 137 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 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 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Winterton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 357 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£75 from BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX, for completing survey. Hours: 1 hour. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 28 August 2009)
£50 from ComRes, Four Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA for completing survey. Hours: Approx. 1hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 1 September 2009)
£75 from ComRes, Four Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA for completing survey. Hours: 1.5hrs. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 1 September 2009)
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: 28 Oct 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 | £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).