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Lindsay Hoyle
Labour MP for Chorley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,625 votes. — 370th 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 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 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, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 29 Jun 2005)
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
(based on written questions asked by Lindsay Hoyle and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: UK Border Agency (8 Feb 2010)
“Of course UKBA needs support, so has the Minister considered employing troops who have been injured, thus giving them a purpose in life? Has he considered whether we should have talks about the establishment of a border force regiment to stop our borders being porous?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“The Forensic Science Service centre in Chorley is proposed for closure. I was led to believe that the chief constable of Lancashire police had been reassured about the decision and was happy with it. That is not the case: the police are very concerned about urgent casework not being solved, and about where the scientists will be when it comes to future crime. So we have been misled. What is...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Chorley (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.”
More of Lindsay Hoyle's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 115 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 377 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 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 45 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.
- 133 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Lindsay Hoyle speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 311 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 | £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)3 | £11,207 (174th)2 | £14,788 (75th)1 | £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 (230th) | £148,685 (294th) | £145,515 (166th) | £143,265 | £145,083 (45th) | £144,398 (17th) | £131,773 (24th) | £105,759 (39th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,203 (7th). Rail £2,568 (318th). Air £436 (122nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,070 (14th). Rail £2,889 (292nd). Air £526 (117th).
1 Car £8,790 (5th). Rail £4,435 (208th). Air £430 (161st). European £1,133 (38th).