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Mark Oaten
Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 7,476 votes. — 432nd 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 Oaten voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Treasury, Education and Skills, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Prisons, Departmental Telephone Services, Police, Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
(based on written questions asked by Mark Oaten and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burundi: Politics and Government (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the attempted coup to overthrow President Ndayizeye of Burundi; and what assessment he has made of the likely effects of the coup attempt on the July 2010 elections.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Burundi: Politics and Government (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the EU plans to send an observer mission to the 2010 elections in Burundi; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Housing: Rents (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had on the system of council rent receipt payments to local authorities.”
More of Mark Oaten's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 356 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 30% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Oaten speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 242 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I provide a weekly digest on parliamentary affairs, occasional advice and speaking at conferences for the British Healthcare Trade Association (of which I am an unpaid director), who produce equipment for the disabled. (£5,001-£10,000). Address: New Loom House, Suite 4.06, 101 Back Church Lane, London E1 1LU.
Received payment of £1850, covering the period 1 November 2009 to 31 January 2010. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 14 November 2009)
Articles for News International Group. (£5,001-£10,000)
Media and presentation consultant for the Aziz Corporation.
Fortnightly parliamentary digest for the Posture and Mobility Group. (Up to £5,000)
Broadcasting fees from Sky TV. (Up to £5,000)
Consultant to Remarkable Public Relations, providing staff training
and advice on parliamentary matters (from 1 December 2008 to 6 January 2009). (Up to £5,000)
3 July 2009, payment of £150 received for being the presenter's friend on a show at the BBC, Wood Lane TV Centre, Shepherd's Bush, London. Hours: 2 hours. (Registered 14 July 2009)
11 July 2009, payment of £400 received for delivering a lecture at Wroxton College, Wroxton, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 20 July 2009)
17 August 2009, £50 received from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for taking part in survey. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 24 August 2009)
14 August 2009, £1,850 received from Love Productions, 43 Eagle Street, London WC1R 4AT, for 8 days filming. (Registered 13 October 2009)
20 November 2009, received £75 for completing a survey. Address: BPRI Group, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 24 November 2009)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Results UK
Address of donor: 25 Clemens Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 2DP.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1199.69
Destination of visit: India
Date of visit: 6 - 10 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to examine TB projects.
(Registered 5 November 2009)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London.
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 (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 | £20,277 (271st) | £22,993 (197th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,558 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,251 (214th) | £19,720 (joint 241st with 7 others) | £14,559 (joint 401st with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £25,817 (42nd) | £24,738 (60th) | £20,429 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £19,991 | £19,233 (179th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,009 (418th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,184 (404th) | £85,778 (390th) | £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) | £83,909 | £74,084 (186th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £48,719 (228th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,342 (287th) | £9,606 (220th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,438 (272nd)3 | £7,221 (joint 336th with 1 other)2 | £7,019 (341st)1 | £4,684 | £8,598 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £8,180 (392nd) | £9,465 (349th) | £7,570 (341st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £76 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £633 (166th) | £0 | £326 | £174 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £106 (424th) | £62 (442nd) | £502 (246th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,607 (67th) | £926 (130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £305 (51st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,928 (386th) | £772 (joint 329th with 1 other) | £889 (joint 320th with 1 other) | £1,543 | £1,828 (127th) | £1,587 (111th) | £2,646 (34th) | £1,908 (joint 82nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,607 (joint 442nd with 1 other) | £2,587 (327th) | £3,970 | £4,046 (189th) | £5,057 (115th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,332 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £1,125 (joint 205th with 11 others) | £944 | £1,938 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 220th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 217th with 3 others) | £1,938 (joint 207th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,105 | £8,366 (22nd) | £0 | £0 | £4,313 (14th) |
| Total | £160,668 (184th) | £155,911 (175th) | £141,435 (253rd) | £138,030 | £139,169 (69th) | £127,691 (162nd) | £121,277 (139th) | £92,518 (222nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,563 (249th). Rail £2,892 (299th). Other: European £766 (71st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,270 (250th). Rail £2,727 (299th). Other: European £2,441 (9th).
1 Car £3,771 (261st). Rail £1,587 (373rd). European £1,661 (14th).