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John Butterfill
Conservative MP for Bournemouth West
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 4,031 votes. — 441st 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 John Butterfill voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against 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 against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Summer Works Programme, Equitable Life, Banks: Guernsey, Age Exemption Forms, NHS: Finance
(based on written questions asked by John Butterfill and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Planning Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Reading Borough Council Bill (21 Jan 2010) has video
“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. There was a problem during the Division on the closure motion. I was one of those who were looking after the situation, and I went into the toilets to ensure that no one was left in there before we closed the procedure with the Tellers. When I came out-having found no one in there-the Clerks were still in their places, but one of my colleagues had gone...”
- Food Industry Competitiveness: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (21 Jan 2010) has video
“I support everything that my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood) says. Bournemouth is almost unique in being a 12-month-”
- Food Industry Competitiveness: Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [ Lords] (21 Jan 2010) has video
“I am grateful to my hon. Friend: that is the word I was looking for. Holidays are taken throughout the year, and the town has expanded into the conference trade in a big way, as well as the language school trade. It operates for 12 months of the year: it is not a resort that closes down after the summer.”
More of John Butterfill's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 399 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partner, Butterfill Associates (financial, corporate and real estate consultants). Address: private.
Payments for completing ComRes Parliamentary Panel Surveys. ComRes address: 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA:
Payment of £50 made to Butterfill Associates. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 21 July 2009)
Payment of £75 made to Butterfill Associates. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 24 August 2009)
Payment of £75 made to Butterfill Associates. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 1 December 2009)
Research interview with Opinion Leader Research. Donation of £30 given to charity. Hours: 10 mins. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Research interview with Populus Ltd. Donation of £50 given to charity. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Research interview with BPRI Political Opinion Panel. Payment of £75 made to Butterfill Associates. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Survey completed for Opinion Research International, Angel Corner House, 1 Islington High St., London, N1 9AH. Payment of £150 made to Butterfill Associates. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 10 November 2009)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Faroese Government
Address of donor: Representation of the Faroes to London, 55 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SR.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): all costs of the visit £900
Destination of visit: Faroe Islands
Date of visit:17 - 20 August 2009
Purpose of visit: as a member of the All-Party Faroe Islands Group, I travelled to the Islands to meet with Faroese parliamentarians and government bodies.
(Registered 14 September 2009)
11. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director and shareholder of Gold Ísland Ltd which holds minerals exploration licences in Iceland (currently unremunerated).
Consultant to Curchod and Co. (Chartered Surveyors) (currently unremunerated) (non-parliamentary).
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £18,882 (331st) | £22,877 (223rd) | £17,561 (455th) | £15,337 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,078 (424th) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,983 (354th) | £10,617 (577th) | £20,284 (336th) | £15,842 | £15,960 (449th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,199 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £9,328 (539th) |
| Staffing costs | £85,984 (507th) | £76,218 (573rd) | £83,703 (346th) | £78,820 | £73,697 (203rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,139 (297th) | £55,423 (63rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £297 (591st) | £9,063 (278th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,511 (414th)3 | £5,547 (432nd)2 | £4,724 (481st)1 | £4,133 | £5,560 (518th) | £7,039 (441st) | £8,589 (390th) | £5,274 (454th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £86 | £0 | £127 (405th) | £0 | £61 (joint 430th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £128 (317th) | 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 | £2,037 (515th) | £485 (499th) | £564 (joint 500th with 1 other) | £504 | £575 (joint 462nd with 1 other) | £495 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £624 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £441 (575th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,275 (joint 516th with 2 others) | £1,750 (453rd) | £1,094 | £1,540 (joint 484th with 1 other) | £980 (567th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,004 (574th) | £793 (joint 601st with 2 others) | £793 | £1,713 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £1,713 (499th) | £1,713 (471st) | £1,410 (499th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,694 (543rd) | £127,214 (556th) | £129,379 (465th) | £116,609 | £119,947 (400th) | £117,509 (364th) | £112,342 (341st) | £87,675 (350th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,606 (147th). Rail £174 (543rd). Other: Rail £21 (180th). European £746 (78th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,503 (126th). Rail £73 (565th). Other: European £935 (59th).