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Mark Harper

Conservative MP for Forest of Dean

• Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions (since 6 Jul 2007)


• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 2,049 votes. — 562nd out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Mark Harper voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and 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 ICT, Members: Correspondence, Departmental Written Questions, Departmental Internet

(based on written questions asked by Mark Harper and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Equality Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 186 (2 Jul 2009)

“Before the hon. Gentleman concludes, there is a shortage of scout leaders, and a number of things have been adduced to that. He mentioned the CRB checks, but there is the issue of the busy lives that people lead now. Employers expect people to be more flexible and available, and do not always allow them to commit the time. I have had lots of those discussions with scout groups in my...”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Clause 186 (2 Jul 2009)

“I am sympathetic to what the hon. Member for Stroud said. There is an active scout movement, and a guide movement, in my constituency. Those youth  organisations are popular but they are not the only ones. Young people can join an extraordinary range of organisations. The problem is usually not a shortage of young people, but of adults willing to put the time in to run them. The hon....”

Public Bill Committee: Equality Bill: Schedule 22 (2 Jul 2009)

“I return to the hon. Gentleman’s specific example. Fortunately, the Committee will be pleased to know that I am not going to get into debating the virgin birth and any other biblical matters.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 521 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high 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 26 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.
• 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Harper speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 262 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,983 (391st). Rail £4,345 (221st). Misc £355 (82nd). Other: Rail £666 (29th).

^** Car £2,373 (381st). Rail £5,806 (145th). Air £1,338 (109th).