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Bill Olner
Labour MP for Nuneaton
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General 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 a mixture of for and 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
- Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)
“Order. I think that that is the third time that you have said "finally".”
- Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)
“Order. That was a long intervention, and the hon. Gentleman is hoping to be called next.”
- Cyprus (10 Nov 2009)
“Two hon. Members are waiting to speak in the debate. It is a very important subject and I want the party spokesmen to have adequate time to sum up, so I intend to call the Liberal spokesman at 11.55.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 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 84% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 64 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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) | £21,580 (304th) | £19,746 | £19,783 (317th) | £18,505 (348th) | £17,496 (449th) | £15,450 (303rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,075 (491st) | £16,031 (540th) | £16,194 | £13,452 (544th) | £12,157 (616th) | £14,834 (555th) | £10,912 (493rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,077 (438th) | £79,379 (464th) | £72,581 | £69,589 (393rd) | £64,598 (455th) | £59,086 (544th) | £37,413 (557th) |
| Communications Allowance | £935 (579th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,168 (216th)* | £9,244 (257th)** | £7,851 | £8,492 (397th) | £7,842 (402nd) | £9,133 (366th) | £6,665 (385th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £917 (118th) | £1,002 (128th) | £942 | £960 (joint 191st) | £576 (joint 244th) | £856 (190th) | £945 (142nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,098 (115th) | 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 | £452 (joint 519th) | £287 (611th) | £466 | £188 (629th) | £656 (joint 429th) | £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) | £965 (joint 469th) | £0 | £1,883 (joint 336th) | £1,883 (joint 329th) | £1,883 (joint 323rd) | £1,883 (joint 304th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,010 (433rd) | £129,504 (458th) | £119,013 | £114,610 (495th) | £108,418 (532nd) | £103,860 (503rd) | £73,981 (559th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,122 (385th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Other: European £1,086 (52nd).
** Car £2,085 (415th). Rail £6,832 (97th). European £327 (110th).