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Mark Hoban

Conservative MP for Fareham

• Shadow Minister, Treasury (since 16 Dec 2005)

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 11,702 votes. — 197th 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 Mark Hoban voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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: Treasury, Education and Skills, Health, Home Department, Duchy of Lancaster

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental ICT, Departmental Training, Departmental Pay, Departmental Marketing, Departmental Public Participation

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Banking Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
• Education Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Communications Bill Committee (25 out of n/a)
• Licensing Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Tax Credits Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Portcullis House: Smoking (28 Oct 2009)

“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much the smoking shelter constructed between Norman Shaw North and Portcullis House is expected to cost.”

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

“Conservative Members welcome this debate and will support the motion in the Division Lobby later this afternoon. The motion has cross-party support, and early-day motion 1423, which is at its core, has support from Members in all parts of the House. The strength of cross-party support is a testament to the work of the Equitable members action group and to the number of constituents whose...”

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

“My right hon. Friend echoes an important point that was touched on by the ombudsman and raised in the Public Administration Committee report. There is almost a sense that the Government are using the ombudsman's status as an investigator rather than a judicial authority to wheedle their way out of taking responsibility for these things. I want to return to a point that the Chief Secretary...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 497 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Hoban speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 399 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 £4,145 (194th). Rail £315 (516th). Other: Rail £910 (22nd). European £422 (114th).

^** Car £4,194 (216th). Rail £339 (499th). Air £695 (132nd).