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Ian Pearson
Labour MP for Dudley South
- Also represented Dudley West
- Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 15 December 1994 — unknown
- Majority: 4,244 votes. — 456th 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 Ian Pearson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Private Finance Initiative: Essex (2 Jul 2009)
“All local authority PFI projects seeking PFI credits are subject to an assessment by the Projects Review Group (PRG), which is chaired by HM Treasury. Minutes of the PRG meetings held in 2008 and 2009 can be found on the HM Treasury website at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk7ppp_projectreview_group.htm A list of all signed PFI projects can be found on the HM Treasury website at:...”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 8 (25 Jun 2009)
“I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Taunton on so ably and frequently deputising for the hon. Member for Twickenham who is the lead name for the new clause. I am sure that it is not his fault that the drafting is technically deficient. For the record, as the hon. Member for Hammersmith and Fulham made some comments about this, the new clause refers to part 9 of the Taxation of...”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 8 (25 Jun 2009)
“I am certainly advised that the new clause is technically deficient along those lines. I will investigate again and see whether that matter has been cleared up. I hope to go on to explain the other reasons that the new clause does not work as intended.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 514 times in debates — above 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 | £23,005 (190th) | £22,033 (248th) | £21,395 | £20,897 (joint 206th) | £19,364 (298th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,834 (joint 203rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £25,243 (51st) | £20,966 (237th) | £18,948 | £19,408 (10th) | £20,620 (3rd) | £17,937 (383rd) | £24,052 (87th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,225 (373rd) | £81,384 (415th) | £77,053 | £62,442 (584th) | £61,485 (574th) | £64,707 (323rd) | £42,933 (440th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,348 (311th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,666 (423rd)* | £5,297 (450th)** | £5,094 | £8,591 (393rd) | £9,434 (347th) | £9,204 (363rd) | £9,158 (265th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £170 (joint 384th) | £92 (joint 429th) | £349 (313th) | £664 (202nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,524 (85th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £54 (joint 99th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,637 (71st) | £69 (639th) | £1,149 | £450 (537th) | £833 (joint 338th) | £807 (joint 433rd) | £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) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £2,712 (36th) | £34 | £5,521 (35th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,725 (126th) | £134,202 (395th) | £127,011 | £122,631 (347th) | £117,984 (350th) | £116,219 (251st) | £96,518 (138th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,117 (99th). Rail £549 (486th).