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Gwyn Prosser
Former Labour MP for Dover
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 4,941 votes. — 464th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gwyn Prosser voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (17 Mar 2010)
“Norfolkline, SeaFrance and P&O Ferries have all attacked Dover Harbour Board's proposals to sell off the port of Dover, accusing it of abuse of power and threatening legal action through the courts. The people of Dover, the seafarers and the port workers all oppose privatisation. Does my right hon. Friend agree that to sell the port of Dover would be the wrong thing? I do not expect that...”
- Business of the House (11 Mar 2010)
“Dover Harbour Board's plans to sell off the port of Dover to the highest bidder have been thrown into chaos and confusion this morning, following the announcement by P&O and the other major port operators that the board may have been misappropriating revenue funds, and that T2, the new terminal, might not go ahead. Will the Leader of the House consider an urgent debate about the issue so...”
- Kent Coast Railway Line — [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] (10 Mar 2010)
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Thanet (Mr. Gale), who might be surprised to hear that I agree with some, but not all, of the points that he raised. I am not here to speak for other MPs' constituents, but I certainly want to speak up for my constituents in Dover. I have been using east Kent trains occasionally for 30 years since I first went down to Dover in 1979,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 60 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 60 times in debates — well 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 | £12,709 (471st) | £14,611 (500th) | £17,713 (454th) | £20,707 | £18,397 (382nd) | £20,035 (250th) | £13,010 (561st) | £12,328 (506th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,126 (305th) | £20,035 (238th) | £24,435 (108th) | £20,390 | £16,592 (427th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,131 (323rd) | £13,610 (392nd) |
| Staffing costs | £89,359 (462nd) | £85,218 (411th) | £72,711 (578th) | £77,789 | £72,236 (248th) | £68,125 (222nd) | £62,231 (393rd) | £43,632 (421st) |
| Communications Allowance | £225 (593rd) | £5,575 (432nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,832 (551st)1 | £4,209 (511th)2 | £4,520 (492nd)3 | £4,195 | £4,704 (545th) | £6,043 (479th) | £5,975 (488th) | £4,814 (480th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £71 (joint 394th with 2 others) | £118 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £29 (joint 453rd with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £45 (326th) | £418 (joint 229th with 2 others) | 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 | £3,536 (317th) | £778 (joint 325th with 2 others) | £832 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £812 | £1,296 (209th) | £1,113 (joint 215th with 2 others) | £1,721 (123rd) | £2,700 (27th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,931 (380th) | £1,516 (joint 494th with 1 other) | £1,129 | £3,335 (232nd) | £2,312 (joint 354th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,308 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £1,105 (236th) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,832 (562nd) | £134,083 (488th) | £122,903 (530th) | £125,140 | £118,560 (431st) | £118,427 (344th) | £103,068 (511th) | £79,113 (joint 497th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,832 (284th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,042 (209th). Rail £167 (544th).