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Eric Pickles
Conservative MP for Brentwood & Ongar
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 11,612 votes. — 164th 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 Eric Pickles voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for 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 moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Valuation Office Agency, Home Information Packs, Council Tax, Local Government Finance, Valuation Office
(based on written questions asked by Eric Pickles and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Electoral Commission Committee: Political Parties: Finance (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what recent progress the Electoral Commission has made in its investigation into the permissibility of donations by Fifth Avenue Partners Ltd; and what recent discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the City of London Police on that matter.”
- Written Answers — Electoral Commission Committee: Political Parties: Finance (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission how many full-time equivalent staff are working on the Electoral Commission's investigation into the permissibility of donations by Fifth Avenue Partners and Mr. Michael Brown; what the cost of that investigation has been; when that investigation began; and when that investigation was...”
- Written Answers — Electoral Commission Committee: General Elections (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what information the Electoral Commission has collected about the number of local authorities considering commencing their counts at the next general election on the day after polling day.”
More of Eric Pickles's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 451 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 405 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £13,689 (512th) | £16,197 (485th) | £13,636 | £12,776 (531st) | £11,161 (550th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,579 (414th) | £13,118 (578th) | £13,796 | £15,626 (463rd) | £18,723 (joint 328th) | £17,749 (419th) | £14,602 (365th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,892 (278th) | £91,962 (43rd) | £83,346 | £77,897 (65th) | £69,943 (181st) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £46,292 (302nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,944 (joint 153rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,502 (joint 496th)* | £2,739 (565th)** | £2,612 | £5,146 (533rd) | £4,236 (548th) | £4,097 (558th) | £4,508 (490th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £496 (joint 493rd) | £560 (505th) | £889 | £1,198 (236th) | £202 (624th) | £93 (646th) | £955 (350th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £581 (606th) | £1,963 (419th) | £3,000 | £2,959 (273rd) | £60 (650th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,146 (joint 423rd) | £957 (joint 478th) | £0 | £1,991 (joint 84th) | £1,991 (joint 78th) | £1,991 (joint 77th) | £1,991 (joint 75th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,829 (465th) | £127,496 (488th) | £117,279 | £117,593 (449th) | £106,316 (553rd) | £112,864 (330th) | £86,357 (376th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,451 (347th). Rail £1,189 (411th). Other: Rail £862 (25th).