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Christopher Huhne

Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh

  • Shadow Home Secretary (since 8 Jan 2009)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 568 votes. — 618th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Christopher Huhne voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Justice, Health

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Information Technology, Departmental Legislation, Departmental Security, Departments: Air Conditioning, Departmental Chief Accounting Officer

(based on written questions asked by Christopher Huhne and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Justice: Prisoners: Mentally Ill (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many mentally disordered prisoners have been transferred to hospital in the month before their release date in each year since 1999.”

Strategic Development Area (Eastleigh) (30 Jun 2009)

“I am grateful to the Minister for that. Nobody contests the fact that there was substantial consultation throughout the south-east on the south-east plan. The real issue is whether there was consultation with those in the area— particularly in Boorley Green and Botley—who would be most affected. I have given the Minister very clear evidence that the consultation did not reach...”

Strategic Development Area (Eastleigh) (30 Jun 2009)

“Surely the key point is that if someone proposed an extension to their house, individual addressed letters from the planning authority would, under existing planning law, alert those affected by what was going on. Here, we have an example of a far more significant potential development, which would completely surround a peaceful rural haven, but there was no consultation. As the Minister has...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 430 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
  • 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Christopher Huhne speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 205 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for Financial News column (Efinancial news) (Up to £5,000)
Speaker's fees from Parliament Communications. (£5,001-£10,000)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Support for the running of my office from August 2007 received from:
Lord Sharman of Redlynch.
6. Overseas visits
8-11 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 15 October 2008)
22-24 January 2009, to Versailles, France, to attend a conference organised by the Franco-British Colloque, who paid my accommodation costs. (Registered 4 February 2009)
8. Land and Property
Residential house and flat in Oxford, from which rental income is received.
Residential house and two flats in London, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) IRISYS, of Towcester, Northants; company makes thermal imagers for process, people and queue monitoring.

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£3,970 (580th) £9,759 (562nd) £4,909        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,641 (206th) £23,333 (joint 143rd) £28,229        
Staffing Allowance£90,637 (174th) £84,252 (324th) £75,520        
Communications Allowance£9,957 (151st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£10,184 (215th)* £6,365 (376th)** £3,460        
Members' Staff Travel£152 (347th) £250 (joint 303rd) £126        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 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£971 (235th) £3,413 (38th) £1,146        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,570 (joint 451st) £10,437 (31st) £2,507 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,103 (joint 492nd) £1,022 (joint 378th) £1,022        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£139,185 (418th) £138,831 (303rd) £116,919        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,530 (337th). Rail £5,995 (153rd). Other: Rail £602 (33rd). Air £309 (20th). European £748 (77th).

** Car £3,124 (306th). Rail £2,715 (279th). Air £526 (149th).