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Ian Pearson
Former Labour MP for Dudley South
- Also represented Dudley West
- Entered Parliament on 15 December 1994 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,244 votes. — 457th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Pearson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I shall briefly respond to the points that have been made during this debate. I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) about clause 8 and disagree with the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash) and his comments on it. I agree that dropping the clause will not prevent the Financial Services Authority from engaging in international forums, but the fact that it has not...”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 — Council for Financial Stability (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I welcome the Opposition's support for the amendments. I am not surprised by it, given that the deal has been agreed. We still believe strongly that the council for financial stability is an important and necessary addition to financial regulation in this country, but given where we stand today, I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's support for the other clauses in the Bill, which I hope will...”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I beg to move, that this House agrees with Lords amendment 5.”
More of Ian Pearson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 41 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 595 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £23,887 (77th) | £23,005 (190th) | £22,033 (248th) | £21,395 | £20,897 (joint 206th with 2 others) | £19,364 (298th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,834 (joint 203rd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £21,605 (142nd) | £25,243 (51st) | £20,966 (237th) | £18,948 | £19,408 (10th) | £20,620 (3rd) | £17,937 (383rd) | £24,052 (87th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,217 (381st) | £86,225 (373rd) | £81,384 (415th) | £77,053 | £62,442 (584th) | £61,485 (574th) | £64,707 (323rd) | £42,933 (440th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,030 (365th) | £8,348 (311th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,833 (391st)1 | £5,666 (423rd)2 | £5,297 (450th)3 | £5,094 | £8,591 (393rd) | £9,434 (347th) | £9,204 (363rd) | £9,158 (265th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £170 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £92 (joint 429th with 1 other) | £349 (313th) | £664 (202nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £406 (joint 220th with 1 other) | £1,524 (85th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £478 (37th) | £54 (joint 99th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,313 (471st) | £1,637 (71st) | £69 (639th) | £1,149 | £450 (537th) | £833 (joint 338th with 1 other) | £807 (joint 433rd with 1 other) | £781 (417th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,577 (96th) | £499 (621st) | £3,338 | £1,568 (482nd) | £2,616 (317th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,446 (39th) | £1,242 (joint 67th with 4 others) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,844 (67th) | £0 | £2,712 (36th) | £34 | £5,521 (35th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,615 (227th) | £157,725 (126th) | £134,202 (395th) | £127,011 | £122,631 (347th) | £117,984 (350th) | £116,219 (251st) | £96,518 (138th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,388 (139th). Rail £1,445 (412th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,117 (99th). Rail £549 (486th).