• Conservative MP for Weston-Super-Mare
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 2,079 votes. — 554th out of 631 MPs.
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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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
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

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

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Communities and Local Government, Work and Pensions

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

(based on written questions asked by John Penrose and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Weston-Super-Mare (15 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a full equality impact assessment was carried out on the effects on (a) staff and (b) service users of the proposal to close the HM Revenue and Customs office in Weston-Super-Mare.”

Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Weston-Super-Mare (15 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the business case for the proposal to close the HM Revenue and Customs office in Weston-super-Mare.”

Severn Barrage (9 Jul 2008)

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 18 comments 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.
• 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Penrose speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

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