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John Penrose

Conservative MP for Weston-Super-Mare

  • Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (since 4 Jun 2009)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 2,079 votes. — 564th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Penrose voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Education and Skills, Communities and Local Government

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Speed Cameras, National Employer Training Programme, Consumer Credit: Licensing, Parliamentary Questions

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 147 (30 Jun 2009)

“Perish the thought that the amendment would unintentionally have a funny effect on Wales and Scotland. I thank the Solicitor-General for her helpful drafting hints and, given what she said and the remarks she made about the earlier amendment to clause 143, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 148 (30 Jun 2009)

“Like my hon. Friend, my constituency shares a border with Wales, albeit through the middle of the Bristol channel. Will the Solicitor-General explain, for example, whether an authority in charge of both constructing and managing a future Severn barrage, reaching from one side of the Severn to the other, would be included in that classification of authorities and qualify under the rules?”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 147 (30 Jun 2009)

“I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 147, page 108, line 27, at end insert— ‘(5) Before regulations are made under this section, there must be laid before both Houses of Parliament— (a) draft regulations, and (b) evidence that the regulations will enable the better performance by public authorities of the duty imposed by subsection (1).’. Amendment 22 is rather similar to...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 22 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.
  • 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Penrose speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 64 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
The salary of a research assistant in my office is paid by Woodlands Estates Limited. (Registered 15 December 2008)
8. Land and Property
House in Somerset.
Part share of house in France.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Logotron Ltd; educational software company, of which I am an unremunerated non-executive director.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£21,211 (332nd) £21,679 (292nd) £9,808        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£23,624 (74th) £22,348 (173rd) £19,963        
Staffing Allowance£79,996 (530th) £86,122 (252nd) £70,985        
Communications Allowance£9,240 (259th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£4,462 (499th)* £4,033 (517th)** £4,393        
Members' Staff Travel£279 (joint 287th) £16 (joint 430th) £94        
Members' Spouse Travel£106 (322nd) 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£866 (282nd) £340 (594th) £1,341        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,682 (272nd) £1,480 (506th) £2,513 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,234 (joint 279th) £1,177 (joint 133rd) £1,177        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£143,700 (373rd) £137,195 (336th) £110,274        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,480 (465th). Rail £2,969 (292nd). Misc £13 (244th).

** Car £1,548 (478th). Rail £2,473 (299th). Other £12 (69th).