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Mark Harper
Conservative MP for Forest of Dean
- Parliamentary Secretary (Political and Constitutional Reform), Cabinet Office (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Harper voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Work and Pensions, Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Departmental Written Questions, Departmental Disabled Staff, Members: Correspondence, Departmental ICT
(based on written questions asked by Mark Harper and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: House of Lords: Reform (21 May 2012)
“The costs of a reformed House of Lords will depend on a number of variables. In particular the number of members and the transitional arrangements will affect the cost of members' salaries and, allowances. We are considering the report of the Joint Committee on the Government's draft Bill before finalising our proposals for reform. We will publish full costs when we introduce a Bill.”
- Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Trade Unions (21 May 2012)
“The Government is committed to pursuing agreement on limiting donations and reforming party funding. The Deputy Prime Minister has established cross-party discussions to identify a way forward, as far as possible on the basis of consensus. These discussions are ongoing.”
- Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Voter Identification (21 May 2012)
“The Government has no current plans to legislate to require photographic identification to be produced by voters at polling stations. We are taking steps within the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill to strengthen the security of the electoral system, most notably by speeding up the introduction of individual electoral registration. Any further significant changes to the way...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 91.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 37 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 677 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,481 (115th) | £22,978 (202nd) | £21,741 (289th) | £21,191 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,405 (248th) | £21,262 (160th) | £25,288 (92nd) | £27,524 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £102,519 (93rd) | £84,265 (431st) | £78,112 (498th) | £68,346 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £8,243 (357th) | £9,362 (247th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,864 (249th)1 | £7,349 (331st)2 | £9,517 (239th)3 | £7,469 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £131 (321st) | £0 | £59 (406th) | £217 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,789 (54th) | £1,638 (80th) | 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 | £6,507 (87th) | £772 (joint 329th with 1 other) | £929 (joint 304th with 1 other) | £952 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,961 (242nd) | £1,670 (464th) | £3,375 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £976 (590th) | £898 (joint 566th with 1 other) | £898 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £170,938 (71st) | £151,563 (246th) | £138,214 (316th) | £129,972 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,792 (393rd). Rail £5,666 (155th). Misc £498 (75th). Other: Mileage £382 (20th). Rail £526 (41st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,983 (391st). Rail £4,345 (221st). Misc £355 (82nd). Other: Rail £666 (29th).
3 Car £2,373 (381st). Rail £5,806 (145th). Air £1,338 (109th).