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Ken Purchase
Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 8,156 votes. — 184th 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 against 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, 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (2 Feb 2010) has video
“What arrangements is the Economic Secretary making in relation to international agreements about tax avoidance and evasion? I am thinking particularly of Belize, where I understand a major donor to the Conservative party may be avoiding taxation.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions (28 Jan 2010) has video
“The Minister will be aware that a railway workers' lobby was here yesterday. The thrust of one of their complaints was that accountants are instructing engineers on what to do. The workers fear that that will result in serious safety failures. What can he say to the House in response to that? Can he assure us that the de-manning of the maintenance service will not impede safety on the railways?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Cancer Treatment (12 Jan 2010) has video
“And never has been.”
More of Ken Purchase's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 193 times in debates — below 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 | £11,091 (491st) | £14,713 (498th) | £13,610 (520th) | £14,946 | £13,205 (520th) | £14,487 (481st) | £17,550 (445th) | £15,559 (281st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,595 (240th) | £20,752 (196th) | £20,416 (joint 310th with 3 others) | £19,475 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,691 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,197 (130th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,528 (495th) | £90,446 (200th) | £84,552 (310th) | £79,434 | £70,291 (joint 355th with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,027 (309th) | £43,689 (419th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,005 (95th) | £8,074 (327th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,715 (344th)3 | £6,134 (391st)2 | £5,505 (437th)1 | £7,240 | £12,398 (254th) | £11,322 (278th) | £10,629 (297th) | £7,642 (337th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £845 (139th) | £1,475 (92nd) | 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 | £2,536 (436th) | £332 (568th) | £339 (595th) | £475 | £455 (535th) | £689 (412th) | £653 (joint 493rd with 2 others) | £577 (512th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,030 (559th) | £955 (joint 589th with 1 other) | £1,667 | £1,841 (431st) | £2,606 (318th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,294 (joint 196th with 1 other) | £1,125 (joint 205th with 11 others) | £0 | £1,844 (joint 401st with 1 other) | £1,844 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £1,844 (joint 385th with 1 other) | £1,844 (joint 354th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £346 (89th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,661 (461st) | £144,250 (366th) | £126,502 (501st) | £123,237 | £119,359 (412th) | £117,662 (357th) | £113,937 (302nd) | £90,508 (279th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,939 (119th). Rail £438 (497th). Misc £312 (95th). Other: European £445 (111th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,104 (82nd). Rail £644 (492nd). Misc £403 (88th). Other: European £564 (95th).