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Lindsay Hoyle
Labour MP for Chorley
- Deputy Speaker (since 8 Jun 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lindsay Hoyle voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Official Cars, Police, Housing, Forensic Science Service
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“Order. We are getting to Third Reading points and I would not want the hon. Lady to use up the points that would be better made then.”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“Order. I am trying to be as tolerant as possible, but we are discussing this group of amendments, not previous amendments and what happened in Committee. I am trying to be fair, but we are in danger of not remaining where we should be.”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“Order. I have been generous, and have allowed what I thought was a kind of preamble, but we are actually discussing a group of amendments entitled “Gender, benefits and miscellaneous”. That is the problem that I am facing. I thought that the hon. Gentleman must be getting there. I am sure that he is, and will confine himself to the subjects under discussion from now on.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 146 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 0.39% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 44 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 434 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
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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 | £15,030 (427th) | £20,502 (371st) | £21,690 (291st) | £20,029 | £19,151 (353rd) | £20,328 (joint 169th with 5 others) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £16,873 (joint 92nd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,181 (343rd) | £20,782 (192nd) | £17,892 (476th) | £17,882 | £17,654 (375th) | £18,645 (373rd) | £17,826 (408th) | £12,890 (425th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,591 (179th) | £81,864 (498th) | £85,509 (279th) | £83,719 | £75,846 (124th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £64,881 (318th) | £50,311 (177th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,929 (479th) | £2,563 (543rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,485 (181st)1 | £11,207 (174th)2 | £14,788 (75th)3 | £14,162 | £21,145 (42nd) | £17,356 (85th) | £22,190 (33rd) | £18,644 (27th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,117 (70th) | £910 (joint 119th with 1 other) | £1,016 (123rd) | £2,468 | £2,409 (49th) | £2,069 (49th) | £2,994 (17th) | £2,240 (28th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,428 (84th) | £2,785 (38th) | 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 | £2,307 (472nd) | £470 (508th) | £1,111 (249th) | £916 | £2,780 (59th) | £2,929 (26th) | £2,197 (62nd) | £2,837 (24th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,290 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £2,480 (343rd) | £3,060 | £4,134 (182nd) | £9,334 (29th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,179 (363rd) | £1,029 (joint 372nd with 1 other) | £1,029 | £1,964 (joint 162nd with 1 other) | £1,964 (joint 156th with 2 others) | £1,964 (joint 154th with 2 others) | £1,964 (joint 148th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £5,242 (38th) | £5,133 (32nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,309 (233rd) | £148,685 (294th) | £145,515 (166th) | £143,265 | £145,083 (45th) | £144,398 (17th) | £131,773 (24th) | £105,759 (39th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,070 (14th). Rail £2,889 (292nd). Air £526 (117th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,203 (7th). Rail £2,568 (318th). Air £436 (122nd).
3 Car £8,790 (5th). Rail £4,435 (208th). Air £430 (161st). European £1,133 (38th).