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Mark Prisk
Conservative MP for Hertford & Stortford
- Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (since 4 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 13,097 votes. — 162nd 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 Prisk 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 24 Jun 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Trade and Industry, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Communities and Local Government, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental IT, IT Projects, Departmental Procurement, Stamp Duty Land Tax, Taxis
(based on written questions asked by Mark Prisk and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Procurement (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of invoices his Department and its agencies paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Billing (29 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of invoices his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Mark Prisk's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 124 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Prisk speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 230 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: 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 | £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).