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Mark Oaten
Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,476 votes. — 431st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
- Has never voted on 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, 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, Treasury, Education and Skills, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 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)
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 — Health: NHS: Sponsorship (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department provides to primary care trusts (PCTs) on the acceptance of sponsorship from private enterprises; and how much each PCT received in private sponsorship in the latest period for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average waiting time for a caller to each of HM Revenue and Customs 0845 telephone numbers was in each of the last 12 months; how much the average call to such an 0845 number cost the caller in each of those months; and how many callers received a recorded message telling them to call back later after having been put on hold in each of those months.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took for an overseas student to extend a visa in the last 12 months.”
More of Mark Oaten's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 283 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 32% 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Oaten speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 237 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,993 (197th) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,738 (60th) | £20,429 (joint 303rd) | £19,991 | £19,233 (179th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,009 (418th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,778 (390th) | £87,276 (joint 156th) | £83,909 | £74,084 (186th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £48,719 (228th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,606 (220th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,221 (joint 336th)* | £7,019 (341st)** | £4,684 | £8,598 (joint 391st) | £8,180 (392nd) | £9,465 (349th) | £7,570 (341st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £633 (166th) | £0 | £326 | £174 (joint 379th) | £106 (424th) | £62 (442nd) | £502 (246th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £926 (130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £305 (51st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £772 (joint 329th) | £889 (joint 320th) | £1,543 | £1,828 (127th) | £1,587 (111th) | £2,646 (34th) | £1,908 (joint 82nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,607 (joint 442nd) | £2,587 (327th) | £3,970 | £4,046 (189th) | £5,057 (115th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,332 (joint 147th) | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £944 | £1,938 (joint 224th) | £1,938 (joint 220th) | £1,938 (joint 217th) | £1,938 (joint 207th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,105 | £8,366 (22nd) | £0 | £0 | £4,313 (14th) |
| Total | £155,911 (175th) | £141,435 (253rd) | £138,030 | £139,169 (69th) | £127,691 (162nd) | £121,277 (139th) | £92,518 (222nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,563 (249th). Rail £2,892 (299th). Other: European £766 (71st).
** Car £3,771 (261st). Rail £1,587 (373rd). European £1,661 (14th).