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Mark Hendrick
Labour MP for Preston
- Entered Parliament on 23 November 2000 — Byelection
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Hendrick voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Transport Services (Preston), Schools: Preston, Health Services: Preston, Employment Statistics (Preston), Information and Communication Technologies
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“The Minister will be aware that antisocial behaviour in Lancashire has been cut in recent years from 155,000 incidents per year to about 100,000 because of Labour’s measures. What does he think a 20% cut to policing will do to that?”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“This Queen’s Speech is a joke, but not a very funny one. Thankfully, we all know that the Queen did not write it, although she had the unpleasant task of having to read it out yesterday in the House of Lords. I will say a little about policing in Lancashire. As many people will know, Lancashire has the best police force in the country—it has been independently assessed as the best...”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“I withdraw the comment, Mr Deputy Speaker. Perhaps I should use a more appropriate expression and say that the Home Secretary does not care as much as she should do. As I have said, Lancashire constabulary is the best of the 43 police forces in England and Wales. Let us look at the sort of money that is being withdrawn by central Government. In real terms—cumulative cash terms—in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — 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 71.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 155 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor (1) London South Bank University; (2) Hanban; (3) Huawei
Address of donor (1) 90 London Road, London SE1 6LN; (2) 129 Deshengmenwai St, Xicheng District, Beijing; (3) 15/F Xinsheng Tower, 5 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £2,330 for a return flight to Beijing; (2) £1,628 for Chinese language training, accommodation at the Beijing Foreign Studies University and general expenses; (3) £733 for two tickets and hospitality for the Italian Super Cup Final at the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium on 6 August 2011
Destination of visit: Beijing
Date of visit: 29 July to 26 August 2011
Purpose of visit: Visit to Beijing, China, as chairman of the All Party Parliamentary China Group to attend a Chinese language course and to improve communication skills; to meet with representatives of the Hanban and Chinese Central Television to discuss the communication and promotion of Chinese language and culture; and to visit the Beijing office of Huawei to discuss their latest developments in communications technologies, including Cloud mobile telephones and Cloud computing systems. (Registered 6 September 2011 )
Name of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, using funds from sponsors that have been previously declared in 2009, including the University of Central Lancashire and Premier Oil. Some other funding and hospitality was provided by non-registrable sources.
Address of donor: All Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,350 to cover the cost of economy international flights, hotels and internal flights for myself and my wife, who worked as the administrator for the delegation throughout the trip.
Destination of visit: Vietnam
Date of visit: 17-24 September 2011
Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the Vietnamese government, National assembly, British businesses and civil society organizations in order to deepen the relationship between the two countries and explore new opportunities for British businesses at a time when Vietnam continues to develop at a rapid pace.
(Registered 12 October 2011)
Name of donor:
1.All Party Parliamentary China Group, sponsored by GKN plc, City of London, London Export Corporation (LEC), John Swire & Sons, GlaxoSmithKline, Astra Zeneca, Arup, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, HSBC.
Address of donor:
1.c/o Great Britain China Centre, 15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1.£2,654.48, return flights to China, internal travel in China, accommodation and meals. I also received some meals and hospitality provided locally.
2.£2,680, out and return upgrade for me and upgrade for my spouse on return journey from Shanghai to London.
Destination of visit: China; Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu
Date of visit: 16 December 2011-2 January 2012
Purpose of visit: to maintain and strengthen relations between Parliament and the National People’s Congress of China; to learn about and support British businesses operating in China; and to deepen the knowledge and understanding of parliamentarians of China.
(Registered 5 January 2012)
Name of donor: Hong Kong Government
Address of donor: c/o HKETO, 6 Grafton St, London W1S 4EQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £8,159.62
Destination of visit: Hong Kong
Date of visit: 12-19 February 2012
Purpose of visit: To deepen the knowledge and understanding of the political and economic development of Hong Kong since the handover and also to maintain the ties between Hong Kong and the All Party Parliamentary China Group
(Registered 15 March 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £17,168 (378th) | £16,226 (472nd) | £21,867 (276th) | £21,471 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,209 (332nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £28,462 (20th) | £19,528 (267th) | £20,667 (264th) | £22,883 | £16,813 (420th) | £20,397 (6th) | £18,216 (joint 245th with 2 others) | £20,966 (138th) |
| Staffing costs | £84,774 (521st) | £77,544 (560th) | £62,356 (624th) | £64,483 | £63,855 (566th) | £67,957 (323rd) | £61,204 (491st) | £32,083 (617th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,854 (38th) | £9,469 (joint 235th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,099 (91st)1 | £14,844 (80th)2 | £13,266 (109th)3 | £11,054 | £13,975 (173rd) | £12,071 (243rd) | £10,563 (303rd) | £6,229 (412th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £616 (131st) | £699 (joint 150th with 1 other) | £654 (184th) | £1,029 | £2,729 (29th) | £550 (250th) | £935 (180th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,267 (482nd) | £477 (505th) | £932 (302nd) | £679 | £4,007 (31st) | £1,215 (180th) | £855 (404th) | £1,207 (260th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £360 (628th) | £1,300 (538th) | £1,645 | £11,355 (34th) | £5,294 (105th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,296 (joint 190th with 3 others) | £1,470 (15th) | £919 | £1,630 (joint 530th with 1 other) | £1,630 (520th) | £1,242 (603rd) | £859 (582nd) | |
| Other Costs | £4,367 (45th) | £0 | £1,773 (47th) | £2,021 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £165,604 (119th) | £140,443 (411th) | £124,285 (516th) | £126,184 | £135,266 (111th) | £129,447 (127th) | £112,737 (333rd) | £76,553 (531st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,333 (243rd). Rail £7,523 (93rd). Air £532 (116th). Misc £389 (90th). Other: European £2,322 (10th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,164 (191st). Rail £9,986 (50th). Air £540 (117th). Misc £154 (138th).
3 Car £3,818 (257th). Rail £8,308 (60th). Air £177 (212th). European £963 (44th).