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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, Deputy Prime Minister
- 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
- Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009)
“Has my friend had any discussions with the Canadians, who have said that they will withdraw their combat forces from Kandahar in 2011? If he did have such a conversation, what was their response?”
- Points of Order (12 Nov 2009) has video
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I have in my hands 30 closely typed pages of freedom of information requests going back to 2005 that have not been properly addressed by the Information Commissioner, including one from me that goes back more than one and a half years. What remedy do Members of Parliament have in this situation? Can we bring the Information Commissioner to the Bar of the...”
More of Gordon Prentice's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 249 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") 348 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £20,313 (378th) | £21,806 (282nd) | £20,211 | £19,564 (325th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,639 (394th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,480 (452nd) | £19,090 (427th) | £20,000 | £18,082 (352nd) | £17,900 (471st) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,632 (216th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,966 (383rd) | £77,809 (504th) | £76,980 | £66,151 (520th) | £63,154 (536th) | £61,222 (490th) | £43,971 (402nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,349 (545th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,555 (320th)* | £11,259 (158th)** | £12,521 | £15,295 (132nd) | £15,573 (125th) | £14,111 (173rd) | £12,125 (137th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £810 (215th) | £263 (339th) | £1,528 (92nd) | £1,257 (joint 101st) |
| 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 | £953 (240th) | £483 (joint 535th) | £763 | £591 (456th) | £993 (254th) | £826 (418th) | £909 (joint 367th) |
| 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) | £685 (623rd) | £0 | £1,919 (joint 271st) | £1,919 (joint 267th) | £1,919 (joint 262nd) | £1,919 (joint 248th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,847 (451st) | £132,752 (420th) | £132,590 | £124,350 (300th) | £123,419 (238th) | £117,562 (220th) | £93,452 (197th) |
* 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).
** Car £4,185 (217th). Rail £4,363 (209th). Air £2,711 (91st).