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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, Home Department, Education and Skills, 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)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Mental 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
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Feed-in Tariffs (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has considered the effect of accreditation requirements on levels of participation in the feed-in tariff scheme; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such requirements on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Electricity Generation (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the price per megawatt hour of electricity generated over the life cycle of proposed new (a) coal, (b) gas, (c) oil, (d) hydroelectric, (e) nuclear and (f) tidal power generating facilities.”
- Crime and Security Bill (Ways and Means): Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill (4 Feb 2010) has video
“If the re-committed Corporation Tax Bill was opaque, this is doubly so, and I say that as a veteran of several double taxation statutory instruments in my time. I want briefly to commend the Government and the Minister for the seriousness of their intent in this matter. I note the updating of tax avoidance legislation. When 82 per cent. of central London commercial properties are owned by...”
More of John Pugh's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 74 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 8 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.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Pugh speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 307 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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)3 | £3,396 (540th)2 | £3,167 (551st)1 | £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 (360th) | £133,355 (493rd) | £121,915 (538th) | £126,226 | £120,755 (384th) | £117,434 (366th) | £114,430 (293rd) | £100,672 (86th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £872 (534th). Rail £2,422 (327th). Other: Rail £102 (114th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,212 (468th). Rail £1,852 (366th). Misc £5 (250th).