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John Pugh
Liberal Democrat MP for Southport
- Shadow Treasury Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 3,838 votes. — 484th 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 Pugh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 24 May 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Education and Skills, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Buildings, Information Technology, Saudi Arabia, IT Projects, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by John Pugh and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Health Bill [ Lords] (Programme) (No. 2): Clause 22 — Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines (10 Nov 2009)
“We have no difficulty at all with these consequential amendments.”
More of John Pugh's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 41 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Pugh speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 293 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Government of India
Address of donor: India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately £3000
Destination of visit: Delhi
Date of visit: 27 September to 3 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet with representatives of Indian government, commerce, parliament and security services for briefing on current issues.
(Registered 3 November 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £21,335 (319th) | £21,634 | £19,326 (345th) | £18,333 (357th) | £17,421 (453rd) | £16,241 (143rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,088 (joint 342nd) | £19,531 (403rd) | £16,156 | £15,617 (464th) | £18,731 (322nd) | £18,214 (joint 251st) | £34,748 (16th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,412 (562nd) | £73,838 (571st) | £80,871 | £74,012 (192nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,276 (joint 283rd) | £37,658 (554th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,809 (381st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,396 (540th)* | £3,167 (551st)** | £4,678 | £6,011 (499th) | £6,228 (476th) | £8,480 (398th) | £7,553 (343rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £494 (joint 211th) | £510 (219th) | £407 | £380 (304th) | £1,150 (139th) | £611 (233rd) | £2,061 (35th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £846 (143rd) | 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 | £654 (joint 392nd) | £684 (joint 422nd) | £560 | £1,227 (joint 226th) | £806 (joint 354th) | £630 (505th) | £614 (504th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,431 (484th) | £1,735 (455th) | £1,740 | £2,385 (joint 349th) | £2,366 (joint 346th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,142 (joint 426th) | £1,115 (joint 227th) | £180 | £1,797 (458th) | £1,797 (450th) | £1,797 (430th) | £1,797 (379th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,001 (52nd) | £0 |
| Total | £133,355 (493rd) | £121,915 (538th) | £126,226 | £120,755 (384th) | £117,434 (366th) | £114,430 (293rd) | £100,672 (86th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £872 (534th). Rail £2,422 (327th). Other: Rail £102 (114th).