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John Pugh
Liberal Democrat MP for Southport
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Pugh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Transport, Home Department, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mental Health, Departmental Buildings, Information Technology, Absenteeism, Saudi Arabia
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (2 out of 4)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 18)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
- Banking Bill Committee (11 out of 17)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 24)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 9)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (11 out of 19)
Most recent appearances
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I apologise to the House for not having been here at the start of the debate. I was in the Finance Bill Committee, and unfortunately I cannot be in two places at the same time. I also apologise for missing the introductory speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow). I pay tribute to everything he has done to put mental health on Parliament’s agenda....”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“We are presumably talking about unintentional memory lapses—senior moments that may afflict any of us. There is no absolute cut-off point between mildly obsessive behaviour and obsessive compulsive disorder, between mood swings and genuine bipolar conditions, or even between irrational fears of which everybody is sometimes a victim and some of the conditions we would call paranoia....”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“Absolutely, and I hope the Minister will take that into account when he responds.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 69 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 461 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £23,970 (66th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,335 (319th) | £21,634 | £19,326 (345th) | £18,333 (357th) | £17,421 (453rd) | £16,241 (143rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,617 (408th) | £18,088 (joint 342nd with 1 other) | £19,531 (403rd) | £16,156 | £15,617 (464th) | £18,731 (322nd) | £18,214 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £34,748 (16th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,140 (406th) | £77,412 (562nd) | £73,838 (571st) | £80,871 | £74,012 (192nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,276 (joint 283rd with 2 others) | £37,658 (554th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,931 (369th) | £6,809 (381st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,069 (536th)1 | £3,396 (540th)2 | £3,167 (551st)3 | £4,678 | £6,011 (499th) | £6,228 (476th) | £8,480 (398th) | £7,553 (343rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £572 (140th) | £494 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £510 (219th) | £407 | £380 (304th) | £1,150 (139th) | £611 (233rd) | £2,061 (35th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £931 (128th) | £846 (143rd) | 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 | £2,690 (joint 416th with 1 other) | £654 (joint 392nd with 2 others) | £684 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £560 | £1,227 (joint 226th with 1 other) | £806 (joint 354th with 1 other) | £630 (505th) | £614 (504th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,431 (484th) | £1,735 (455th) | £1,740 | £2,385 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £2,366 (joint 346th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,142 (joint 426th with 2 others) | £1,115 (joint 227th with 3 others) | £180 | £1,797 (458th) | £1,797 (450th) | £1,797 (430th) | £1,797 (379th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,001 (52nd) | £0 |
| Total | £146,920 (361st) | £133,355 (493rd) | £121,915 (538th) | £126,226 | £120,755 (384th) | £117,434 (366th) | £114,430 (293rd) | £100,672 (86th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,212 (468th). Rail £1,852 (366th). Misc £5 (250th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £872 (534th). Rail £2,422 (327th). Other: Rail £102 (114th).