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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.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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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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, 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

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Equality Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

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

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.

^* 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).