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Gwyn Prosser
Labour MP for Dover
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,941 votes. — 463rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gwyn Prosser voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, South East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Health, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Animal Welfare, Sheep Exports, Live Animal Exports, Hospital Downrating Rules, Animal Exports
(based on written questions asked by Gwyn Prosser and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (25 Jun 2009)
“When can we have a debate on the free passage of passengers and freight vessels across the channel into Dover? Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that the French unions are attempting to disrupt the passage of British flagged, British crewed ships, ridiculously describing them as flags of convenience?”
- Public Bill Committee: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]: Clause 39 (11 Jun 2009)
“Before we adjourned, we were talking about what I described as the intrinsic unfairness of using legislation and rule changes retrospectively, particularly when it affects individuals’ real lives. We were discussing the text on the back of work cards and whether it gave people, no matter what category they came under, reasonable expectation—not expectation of a natural, God-given...”
More of Gwyn Prosser's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 55 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £14,611 (500th) | £17,713 (454th) | £20,707 | £18,397 (382nd) | £20,035 (250th) | £13,010 (561st) | £12,328 (506th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,035 (238th) | £24,435 (108th) | £20,390 | £16,592 (427th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,131 (323rd) | £13,610 (392nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,218 (411th) | £72,711 (578th) | £77,789 | £72,236 (248th) | £68,125 (222nd) | £62,231 (393rd) | £43,632 (421st) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,575 (432nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,209 (511th)* | £4,520 (492nd)** | £4,195 | £4,704 (545th) | £6,043 (479th) | £5,975 (488th) | £4,814 (480th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £71 (joint 394th) | £118 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £29 (joint 453rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £418 (joint 229th) | 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 | £778 (joint 325th) | £832 (joint 349th) | £812 | £1,296 (209th) | £1,113 (joint 215th) | £1,721 (123rd) | £2,700 (27th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,931 (380th) | £1,516 (joint 494th) | £1,129 | £3,335 (232nd) | £2,312 (joint 354th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,308 (joint 172nd) | £1,105 (236th) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 59th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,083 (488th) | £122,903 (530th) | £125,140 | £118,560 (431st) | £118,427 (344th) | £103,068 (511th) | £79,113 (joint 497th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,042 (209th). Rail £167 (544th).