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Gordon Prentice
Labour MP for Pendle
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 2,180 votes. — 544th 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 Gordon Prentice voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Prime Minister, Defence, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, House of Lords, Departmental Postal Services, Regional Assemblies, Police
(based on written questions asked by Gordon Prentice and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Police Officers (Criminal Records) (8 Feb 2010)
“How many serving police officers in England have a criminal record.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Police Officers (Criminal Records) (8 Feb 2010)
“My spies tell me that hundreds of serving police officers have a criminal record. My question is about applicants with a criminal record, who can be rejected by the chief constable concerned without the chief constable giving reasons. Is there not a case for an appeal mechanism, perhaps to a police authority, for someone who desperately wants to become a police officer, has turned over a new...”
- Written Answers — Health: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he expects the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to reduce its spending in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement; (2) whether he expects NHS East Lancashire to reduce its spending in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Gordon Prentice's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 250 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 27 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 358 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £17,110 (379th) | £20,313 (378th) | £21,806 (282nd) | £20,211 | £19,564 (325th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,639 (394th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,071 (470th) | £15,480 (452nd) | £19,090 (427th) | £20,000 | £18,082 (352nd) | £17,900 (471st) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,632 (216th) |
| Staffing costs | £70,733 (610th) | £85,966 (383rd) | £77,809 (504th) | £76,980 | £66,151 (520th) | £63,154 (536th) | £61,222 (490th) | £43,971 (402nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,520 (275th) | £2,349 (545th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,499 (268th)3 | £7,555 (320th)2 | £11,259 (158th)1 | £12,521 | £15,295 (132nd) | £15,573 (125th) | £14,111 (173rd) | £12,125 (137th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £810 (215th) | £263 (339th) | £1,528 (92nd) | £1,257 (joint 101st with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £5,064 (180th) | £953 (240th) | £483 (joint 535th with 1 other) | £763 | £591 (456th) | £993 (254th) | £826 (418th) | £909 (joint 367th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,381 (191st) | £1,620 (474th) | £2,115 | £1,938 (414th) | £3,284 (229th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £850 (joint 620th with 1 other) | £685 (623rd) | £0 | £1,919 (joint 271st with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 267th with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 248th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £124,998 (571st) | £136,847 (451st) | £132,752 (420th) | £132,590 | £124,350 (300th) | £123,419 (238th) | £117,562 (220th) | £93,452 (197th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,428 (260th). Rail £2,038 (347th). Air £1,742 (85th). Misc £300 (99th). Other: Mileage £47 (75th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,391 (324th). Rail £2,402 (322nd). Air £2,803 (75th). Misc £903 (41st).
1 Car £4,185 (217th). Rail £4,363 (209th). Air £2,711 (91st).