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Mark Hunter
Liberal Democrat MP for Cheadle
- Shadow Transport Minister; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 15 July 2005 — Byelection
- Majority: 3,657 votes. — 472nd 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 Hunter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prostate Cancer, Driving Offences: Insurance, Police: Road Traffic, Roads: Safety, Police
(based on written questions asked by Mark Hunter and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Snow and Ice (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what consideration his Department has given to the effects on the environment of the use of (a) grit and (b) salt to remedy the effects of cold weather conditions on the roads.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: High-Speed Rail (28 Jan 2010) has video
“When we finally get high-speed rail, to which all parties are apparently now committed, there is increasing speculation that one way in which the train operators will seek to minimise journey times is by reducing the number of stops. Stockport station, on the west coast main line, which serves not only my constituency but the wider Stockport area and south Manchester, is a hugely important...”
- Written Answers — Health: Asthma: Drugs (28 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings consequent on full implementation of the 2008 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma.”
More of Mark Hunter's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 100 written questions in the last year — 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 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 100 times in debates — well below 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £20,021 (281st) | £19,789 (395th) | £20,134 (382nd) | £13,921 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £17,044 (352nd) | £18,445 (322nd) | £20,458 (285th) | £15,193 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £98,646 (208th) | £90,316 (209th) | £89,518 (79th) | £60,479 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,855 (137th) | £7,396 (362nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,936 (294th)3 | £6,700 (367th)2 | £7,752 (311th)1 | £4,509 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £269 (joint 255th with 1 other) | £220 (315th) | £502 (221st) | £492 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £207 (280th) | £199 (297th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £136 (76th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,456 (219th) | £1,410 (110th) | £2,444 (66th) | £251 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,422 (185th) | £5,915 (108th) | £935 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,048 (joint 542nd with 1 other) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £211 | ||||
| Total | £159,434 (joint 197th with 1 other) | £149,081 (284th) | £147,653 (123rd) | £96,921 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,159 (504th). Rail £5,524 (164th). Other: Rail £17 (185th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £886 (505th). Rail £6,223 (135th). Air £155 (151st). Other: European £672 (80th).
1 Car £1,200 (516th). Rail £6,278 (120th). Air £274 (194th).