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Peter Ainsworth MP
- Conservative MP for East Surrey
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Majority: 15,921 votes. — 97th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Ainsworth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on 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 strongly 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 a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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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, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry, Transport, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foot and Mouth, Environmental Appraisals, Departmental Buildings, Wood, Departmental Computers
(based on written questions asked by Peter Ainsworth and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Computers (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of (a) the number of computer devices left on overnight in his Department when not in use and (b) the cost of leaving computer devices on overnight when not in use in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Fish (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much fish was procured by his Department and at what cost in each of the last five years, broken down by species; and what amount and value of such fish met the Marine Stewardship Council standard in each such year, broken down by species.”
- Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Fish (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much fish was procured by his Department since establishment, broken down by species; and what amount and value of such fish met the Marine Stewardship Council standard in each such year, broken down by species.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 285 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below 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.
- 93 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Ainsworth speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 139 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £14,100 (514th) | £13,501 | £13,924 (508th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,708 (264th) | £14,607 (396th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,658 (103rd) | £19,890 | £18,083 (351st) | £16,494 (544th) | £14,405 (562nd) | £9,137 (546th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,737 (506th) | £80,766 | £71,147 (281st) | £70,274 (175th) | £68,458 (140th) | £50,404 (172nd) |
| Members' Travel | £3,490 (537th)* | £1,153 | £2,344 (609th) | £2,179 (611th) | £2,746 (593rd) | £3,268 (551st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £11 (joint 434th) | £12 | £18 (joint 460th) | £14 (joint 478th) | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £633 (457th) | £953 | £556 (473rd) | £1,086 (227th) | £1,221 (243rd) | £1,154 (277th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,671 (463rd) | £1,781 | £1,707 (454th) | £2,719 (joint 302nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,051 (346th) | £870 | £1,940 (joint 220th) | £1,940 (joint 216th) | £1,940 (joint 213th) | £1,940 (joint 203rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £123,351 (523rd) | £118,926 | £109,719 (550th) | £115,039 (joint 417th) | £108,478 (427th) | £80,510 (478th) |
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- Peter Ainsworth's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for East Surrey (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Reigate (6 miles)
- Croydon South (7 miles)
- Croydon Central (9 miles)
- Carshalton & Wallington (9 miles)
- Crawley (10 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
- Member, Liaison Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (10 Jan 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Liaison Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art (to 10 Jan 2005)
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