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Ken Purchase
Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,156 votes. — 183rd 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 Ken Purchase voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Children, Schools and Families, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Housing, Asylum: Bahrain, Housing, Steel Barriers, Committee on Standards in Public Life
(based on written questions asked by Ken Purchase and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“The hon. Member for Southend, West (Mr. Amess) said that he disagreed with a number of the things said by my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz). I think that the hon. Gentleman will disagree with everything I say, but that is nothing new in this Chamber. Earlier, the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard) recalled the considerable...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“Thank you, Mr. Bevin. I have been privileged to be treated so well by so many people while I have been in this place. The Queen's Speech announced many Bills, including Bills on equality, child poverty, digital economy, energy and so on, and Lords reform, which enables me to mention one of my predecessors in the seat of Wolverhampton, North-East-a certain Major John Baird. He was a Scottish...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I have to acknowledge that as a matter of fact. It does not please me. I have to add, though, that the building of social housing almost entirely by housing associations has led to a serious problem. Both main parties-mine, too-have adhered to the idea that there have to be market rents. The only people who can afford the market rents for housing association dwellings are those who pay no...”
More of Ken Purchase's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 34 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ken Purchase speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 190 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £14,713 (498th) | £13,610 (520th) | £14,946 | £13,205 (520th) | £14,487 (481st) | £17,550 (445th) | £15,559 (281st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,752 (196th) | £20,416 (joint 310th) | £19,475 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,691 (joint 352nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £21,197 (130th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,446 (200th) | £84,552 (310th) | £79,434 | £70,291 (joint 355th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,027 (309th) | £43,689 (419th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,074 (327th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,134 (391st)* | £5,505 (437th)** | £7,240 | £12,398 (254th) | £11,322 (278th) | £10,629 (297th) | £7,642 (337th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,475 (92nd) | 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 | £332 (568th) | £339 (595th) | £475 | £455 (535th) | £689 (412th) | £653 (joint 493rd) | £577 (512th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,030 (559th) | £955 (joint 589th) | £1,667 | £1,841 (431st) | £2,606 (318th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,294 (joint 196th) | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £0 | £1,844 (joint 401st) | £1,844 (joint 394th) | £1,844 (joint 385th) | £1,844 (joint 354th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,250 (366th) | £126,502 (501st) | £123,237 | £119,359 (412th) | £117,662 (357th) | £113,937 (302nd) | £90,508 (279th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,939 (119th). Rail £438 (497th). Misc £312 (95th). Other: European £445 (111th).