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Mark Oaten MP

- Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester
- Majority: 7,476 votes. — 422nd out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Oaten 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 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on stopping 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, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 29 Sep 2008)
- Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 29 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Prisons, Police, Prisoners, Security Passes
(based on written questions asked by Mark Oaten and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict (18 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of recent activity by the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA) in north-eastern Congo; what assessment he has made of such reports; and what representations he has received on the indictment by the International Criminal Court of four LRA members.”
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 157 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 32% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 comments 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.
- 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Oaten speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 187 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,558 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,251 (214th) | £19,720 (joint 241st) | £14,559 (joint 401st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,429 (joint 303rd) | £19,991 | £19,233 (179th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,009 (418th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £83,909 | £74,084 (186th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £48,719 (228th) |
| Members' Travel | £7,019 (341st)* | £4,684 | £8,598 (joint 391st) | £8,180 (392nd) | £9,465 (349th) | £7,570 (341st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £326 | £174 (joint 379th) | £106 (424th) | £62 (442nd) | £502 (246th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £889 (joint 320th) | £1,543 | £1,828 (127th) | £1,587 (111th) | £2,646 (34th) | £1,908 (joint 82nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,587 (327th) | £3,970 | £4,046 (189th) | £5,057 (115th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £944 | £1,938 (joint 224th) | £1,938 (joint 220th) | £1,938 (joint 217th) | £1,938 (joint 207th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,105 | £8,366 (22nd) | £0 | £0 | £4,313 (14th) |
| Total | £141,435 (253rd) | £138,030 | £139,169 (69th) | £127,691 (162nd) | £121,277 (139th) | £92,518 (222nd) |
* Car £3,771 (261st). Rail £1,587 (373rd). European £1,661 (14th).

