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Lindsay Hoyle

Labour MP for Chorley


  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Majority: 7,625 votes. — 368th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lindsay Hoyle voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Defence, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Trade and Industry

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Official Cars, Police, Housing, Prisons

(based on written questions asked by Lindsay Hoyle and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Points of Order (2 Jul 2009)

“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We have heard through speculation in the press and noises from another place that the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail has been dropped. Can we expect a statement in the House on the matter, and has any notice been given of such a statement?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy Farmers of Britain (2 Jul 2009)

“The situation is very serious. I represent hundreds of farmers, who were receiving 10p a litre, which is totally unacceptable and not sustainable, when the company went into receivership. First, we need the Secretary of State to call for a full inquiry into what has happened in Dairy Farmers of Britain. Secondly, we need him to help to fund the shortfall. Why did the banks foreclose when the...”

Written Answers — Defence: India: Military Aircraft (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart on India's combat aircraft project.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 87 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 320 written questions in the last year — well 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 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 40 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.
  • 135 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lindsay Hoyle speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 272 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
23-28 July 2008, to the Cayman Islands with the All-Party Group on the Cayman Islands, as a guest of the Cayman Islands Government, who paid for my flights and hotel accommodation. (Registered 6 November 2008)
8. Land and Property
Commercial leasehold property at Adlington, Chorley, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Screen Arts Ltd.; screen printing.

Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£20,502 (371st) £21,690 (291st) £20,029 £19,151 (353rd) £20,328 (joint 169th) £19,721 (joint 232nd) £16,873 (joint 92nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,782 (192nd) £17,892 (476th) £17,882 £17,654 (375th) £18,645 (373rd) £17,826 (408th) £12,890 (425th)
Staffing Allowance£81,864 (498th) £85,509 (279th) £83,719 £75,846 (124th) £71,773 (joint 85th) £64,881 (318th) £50,311 (177th)
Communications Allowance£2,563 (543rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£11,207 (174th)* £14,788 (75th)** £14,162 £21,145 (42nd) £17,356 (85th) £22,190 (33rd) £18,644 (27th)
Members' Staff Travel£910 (joint 119th) £1,016 (123rd) £2,468 £2,409 (49th) £2,069 (49th) £2,994 (17th) £2,240 (28th)
Members' Spouse Travel£2,785 (38th) 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£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) £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) £1,029 £1,964 (joint 162nd) £1,964 (joint 156th) £1,964 (joint 154th) £1,964 (joint 148th)
Other Costs£5,133 (32nd) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£148,685 (294th) £145,515 (166th) £143,265 £145,083 (45th) £144,398 (17th) £131,773 (24th) £105,759 (39th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,203 (7th). Rail £2,568 (318th). Air £436 (122nd).

** Car £8,790 (5th). Rail £4,435 (208th). Air £430 (161st). European £1,133 (38th).