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Bill Olner
Labour MP for Nuneaton
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 2,280 votes. — 548th 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 Bill Olner 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Engineering, Mercury, EU (Public Information), Funerals, Satellite Dishes
(based on written questions asked by Bill Olner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster: NHS Charities (27 Jan 2010) has video
“My right hon. Friend will know that many communities give a great deal of support to NHS services, both in the hospice movement and in general health services. People would be dismayed if they thought that the moneys given voluntarily would be used against the NHS hospital budgets.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Premier League 4 Sport (18 Jan 2010) has video
“How many premier league 4 sport partnerships have been established; and what assessment he has made of their effectiveness.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Premier League 4 Sport (18 Jan 2010) has video
“I thank my hon. Friend for that answer and congratulate the premier league 4 sport partnerships, but how do schools manage to connect with the programme? We have a sporting college in my constituency, but I wonder how readily schools and other organisations know how to start a partnership with that excellent scheme.”
More of Bill Olner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bill Olner speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 times in debates — well below 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 | £22,106 (190th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,580 (304th) | £19,746 | £19,783 (317th) | £18,505 (348th) | £17,496 (449th) | £15,450 (303rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,241 (420th) | £14,075 (491st) | £16,031 (540th) | £16,194 | £13,452 (544th) | £12,157 (616th) | £14,834 (555th) | £10,912 (493rd) |
| Staffing costs | £86,004 (505th) | £84,077 (438th) | £79,379 (464th) | £72,581 | £69,589 (393rd) | £64,598 (455th) | £59,086 (544th) | £37,413 (557th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,195 (571st) | £935 (579th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,267 (279th)3 | £10,168 (216th)2 | £9,244 (257th)1 | £7,851 | £8,492 (397th) | £7,842 (402nd) | £9,133 (366th) | £6,665 (385th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £620 (129th) | £917 (118th) | £1,002 (128th) | £942 | £960 (joint 191st with 3 others) | £576 (joint 244th with 1 other) | £856 (190th) | £945 (142nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £354 (234th) | £1,098 (115th) | 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 | £2,176 (497th) | £452 (joint 519th with 1 other) | £287 (611th) | £466 | £188 (629th) | £656 (joint 429th with 1 other) | £572 (540th) | £713 (445th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,037 (365th) | £1,016 (581st) | £1,233 | £263 (639th) | £2,201 (370th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,168 (joint 381st with 2 others) | £965 (joint 469th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,883 (joint 336th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 329th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 323rd with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 304th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,963 (496th) | £138,010 (433rd) | £129,504 (458th) | £119,013 | £114,610 (495th) | £108,418 (532nd) | £103,860 (503rd) | £73,981 (559th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,122 (385th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Other: European £1,086 (52nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,847 (387th). Rail £6,420 (124th).
1 Car £2,085 (415th). Rail £6,832 (97th). European £327 (110th).