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Desmond Turner
Former Labour MP for Brighton, Kemptown
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 2,737 votes. — 521st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Desmond Turner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he or his officials last met representatives of the recycling industry to discuss local authorities' performance against recycling targets.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much waste was recycled in each (a) district council, (b) borough council, (c) unitary authority and (d) other local authority area in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; (2) how much waste was recycled in each (a) district council, (b)...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling (24 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the extent to which the recycling industry can contribute towards meeting Courtauld II recycling targets in local authority areas; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Desmond Turner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 94 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £14,566 (438th) | £12,321 (527th) | £11,835 (540th) | £10,746 | £11,632 (545th) | £13,409 (508th) | £19,702 (266th) | £12,813 (493rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,458 (192nd) | £20,590 (212th) | £18,412 (459th) | £17,912 | £18,758 (280th) | £18,002 (461st) | £18,206 (joint 263rd with 2 others) | £13,530 (395th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,013 (197th) | £88,154 (307th) | £89,165 (86th) | £85,892 | £74,477 (156th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £68,630 (135th) | £49,855 (186th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,275 (207th) | £10,234 (113th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,257 (433rd)1 | £5,702 (421st)2 | £4,241 (502nd)3 | £4,508 | £5,508 (519th) | £5,435 (504th) | £4,977 (528th) | £5,312 (453rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £848 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £0 | £746 (203rd) | £211 (joint 348th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £254 (258th) | £105 (323rd) | 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 | £2,149 (502nd) | £1,494 (98th) | £2,127 (87th) | £1,125 | £2,939 (54th) | £1,509 (130th) | £2,789 (31st) | £2,040 (68th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,080 (128th) | £4,526 (158th) | £3,188 | £9,094 (54th) | £3,980 (168th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,484 (joint 23rd with 1 other) | £1,719 (9th) | £843 | £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 | £9,259 (19th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,140 (81st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,231 (182nd) | £144,164 (367th) | £132,025 (430th) | £124,214 | £126,279 (272nd) | £115,991 (393rd) | £116,933 (235th) | £85,644 (391st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,903 (197th). Rail £26 (583rd). Misc £89 (170th). Other: European £1,239 (37th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,060 (206th). Misc £38 (208th). Other: Mileage £52 (70th). Air £305 (22nd). European £1,247 (34th).