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Peter Ainsworth
Conservative MP for East Surrey
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 15,921 votes. — 96th 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 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
- Voted very strongly for 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, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
- 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 Computers, Departmental Buildings, Wood
(based on written questions asked by Peter Ainsworth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“The hon. Gentleman will find that the Conservative party is hardly on the fringe and that the low-carbon economy paper that we published earlier this year is an excellent blueprint, which I commend to him, if we want to move quickly to such an economy.”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“I know that my right hon. Friend is not always a huge enthusiast for the workings of the Church of England, but will he take this opportunity to congratulate the Archbishop of Canterbury on his leadership in bringing together representatives of all the main faiths in the United Kingdom to produce a document that calls for tackling climate change as a moral imperative?”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson), who is absolutely right to draw attention to the way in which climate change threatens soonest and most severely some of the poorest people in the world. This has so far been an extremely interesting debate. Incidentally, I am very happy to tell the House that earlier today, the Green Energy...”
More of Peter Ainsworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 99 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 299 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £12,363 (526th) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,168 (489th) | £24,658 (103rd) | £19,890 | £18,083 (351st) | £16,494 (544th) | £14,405 (562nd) | £9,137 (546th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,230 (73rd) | £77,737 (506th) | £80,766 | £71,147 (281st) | £70,274 (175th) | £68,458 (140th) | £50,404 (172nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,244 (317th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,758 (416th)* | £3,490 (537th)** | £1,153 | £2,344 (609th) | £2,179 (611th) | £2,746 (593rd) | £3,268 (551st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £73 (joint 390th) | £11 (joint 434th) | £12 | £18 (joint 460th) | £14 (joint 478th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £11 (361st) | 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 | £632 (407th) | £633 (457th) | £953 | £556 (473rd) | £1,086 (227th) | £1,221 (243rd) | £1,154 (277th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,753 (425th) | £1,671 (463rd) | £1,781 | £1,707 (454th) | £2,719 (joint 302nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,183 (joint 351st) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £138,415 (425th) | £123,351 (523rd) | £118,926 | £109,719 (550th) | £115,039 (joint 417th) | £108,478 (427th) | £80,510 (478th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,657 (326th). Rail £930 (444th). Other: Rail £2,171 (5th).