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Bill Olner
Former Labour MP for Nuneaton
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 2,280 votes. — 548th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bill Olner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Physics Research (23 Mar 2010)
“One Mr. O'Brien is younger than me and one is older than me.”
- [Mr. Bill Olner in the Chair] — Disability Policy (Economic Downturn) (23 Mar 2010)
“Order. I remind hon. Members that we are talking about disability policy after the economic downturn.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Malaria (3 Mar 2010)
“Will my right hon. Friend be partnering some of the drug companies, which hold an important key in respect of speedily rolling out anti-malarial vaccines to the population? This is not rocket science. There are some cheap vaccines out there, and the drug companies ought to be playing a fuller role than they are at present.”
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 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.22% of votes in this 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.
- 61 people are tracking this MP.
- 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
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 (506th) | £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)1 | £10,168 (216th)2 | £9,244 (257th)3 | £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 (495th) | £138,010 (433rd) | £129,504 (458th) | £119,013 | £114,610 (495th) | £108,418 (532nd) | £103,860 (503rd) | £73,981 (559th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,847 (387th). Rail £6,420 (124th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,122 (385th). Rail £6,960 (115th). Other: European £1,086 (52nd).
3 Car £2,085 (415th). Rail £6,832 (97th). European £327 (110th).