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Mark Prisk

Conservative MP for Hertford & Stortford

  • Shadow Minister (Business and Enterprise), Business (since 8 Sep 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 13,097 votes. — 162nd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Mark Prisk voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Treasury, Trade and Industry, Communities and Local Government, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Procurement, Departmental IT, Christmas, IT Projects, Stamp Duty Land Tax

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Publications (5 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library a copy of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report to his Department on the sale by General Motors to Magna of a majority stake in its European division.”

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Christmas (4 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Christmas functions arranged by his Department and its agencies (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) officials of its executive agencies (i) hosted and (ii) attended in 2008; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 106 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
  • 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Prisk speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 231 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Non-practising chartered surveyor.
6. Overseas visits
28 March-2 April 2009, to San Francisco, to visit Silicon Valley with a group of UK businesses. My hotel accommodation was sponsored by Webmission. I paid for my flights. Virgin Atlantic upgraded me from Premium Economy to Upper Class for the return overnight flight. (Registered 16 April 2009)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£20,733 (364th) £16,441 (479th) £17,826 £20,628 (265th) £20,231 (joint 220th) £19,722 (joint 1st) £16,710 (105th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£18,120 (340th) £20,416 (joint 310th) £17,302 £14,530 (505th) £17,197 (520th) £16,767 (491st) £15,626 (331st)
Staffing Allowance£92,176 (121st) £84,034 (334th) £67,145 £72,108 (254th) £69,795 (196th) £68,347 (143rd) £61,314 (13th)
Communications Allowance£7,654 (344th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£5,061 (462nd)* £4,223 (505th)** £2,691 £3,192 (586th) £3,803 (566th) £3,889 (564th) £4,953 (joint 470th)
Members' Staff Travel£114 (367th) £105 (joint 377th) £11 £18 (joint 460th) £0 £0 £20 (456th)
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£433 (528th) £710 (411th) £611 £732 (389th) £560 (477th) £1,327 (208th) £961 (347th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,645 (435th) £1,190 (554th) £1,497 £1,363 (518th) £1,226 (joint 525th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,156 (joint 406th) £893 (569th) £750 £2,006 (62nd) £1,945 (joint 199th) £1,945 (joint 196th) £1,945 (joint 186th)
Other Costs£103 (87th) £364 (77th) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£147,195 (316th) £128,376 (478th) £107,833 £114,577 (496th) £114,757 (424th) £111,997 (353rd) £101,529 (71st)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,678 (323rd). Rail £30 (577th). Other: Mileage £1,130 (3rd). Rail £758 (28th). European £465 (108th).

** Car £2,668 (351st). Rail £979 (421st). European £576 (79th).