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Anthony Steen
Conservative MP for Totnes
- Also represented South Hams; Liverpool Wavertree
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 1,947 votes. — 576th 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 Anthony Steen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Human Trafficking, St. Helena, Dentistry, Railways
(based on written questions asked by Anthony Steen and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Grassroots Grants (1 Jul 2009) has video
“What criteria her Department uses to allocate Grassroots grants to local community organisations.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Grassroots Grants (1 Jul 2009) has video
“The number of children trafficked into Britain is increasing. The police cannot cope, and local authorities are finding that the children abscond from their homes. Why will the Government not support local, voluntary and community groups more, as they can provide guardianship, legal advice and support for children in distress? I hope that the Minister does not mention the POPPY project, as...”
- Safeguarding Children (Sexual Exploitation) (23 Jun 2009)
“I want to leave the Minister with this thought. The young people who are found running cannabis factories all over Britain—they are often and mostly from Vietnam—are charged with criminal offences even though they are usually children. That is where the problem started, and it has continued that way. We need to examine the work of the Crown Prosecution Service, because as long as...”
More of Anthony Steen's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 90 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 687 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £7,215 (595th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,371 (482nd) | £20,361 (325th) | £19,516 | £17,570 (joint 379th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £10,847 (498th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,679 (131st) | £86,482 (226th) | £84,560 | £76,155 (116th) | £74,116 (60th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £56,342 (49th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,231 (68th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,752 (264th)* | £13,115 (110th)** | £12,266 | £16,034 (111th) | £18,813 (67th) | £20,200 (48th) | £14,652 (80th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £936 (115th) | £904 (141st) | £551 | £312 (325th) | £1,302 (120th) | £1,129 (144th) | £1,499 (72nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,482 (91st) | 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 | £897 (joint 265th) | £1,009 (278th) | £706 | £1,202 (233rd) | £766 (372nd) | £1,655 (129th) | £1,685 (123rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,449 (305th) | £2,436 (347th) | £1,327 | £2,869 (285th) | £1,482 (493rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,413 (joint 62nd) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £877 | £1,897 (310th) | £1,897 (305th) | £1,897 (300th) | £1,897 (283rd) |
| Other Costs | £4,664 (36th) | £1,410 (52nd) | £0 | £8,368 (21st) | £0 | £4,283 (36th) | £0 |
| Total | £160,957 (87th) | £148,885 (100th) | £141,437 | £145,309 (42nd) | £137,508 (46th) | £136,332 (9th) | £94,137 (185th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,683 (141st). Rail £3,438 (266th). Misc £631 (57th).
** Car £6,383 (54th). 3rd party £26 (50th). Rail £3,416 (243rd). European £3,290 (2nd).