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Mark Prisk
Conservative MP for Hertford and Stortford
- Minister of State (Business and Enterprise), Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Prisk voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 21)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“May I apologise to you and to the House, Mr Speaker, for the absence of the Secretary of State? He is currently travelling back from the north of England, where he has been visiting a number of businesses, and will return to the House later this evening. The Beecroft report was commissioned by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as part of the red tape challenge and the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“A lot of clichés but not a lot of substance, I am afraid. The hon. Gentleman asked whether I was complicit in the production of the report. If he had listened to what I said in my statement, he would have heard that the Department commissioned the report. He can use the term “commissioned” or “complicit”, but we still want to check what everyone says. The hon....”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“I do not have a specific estimate, and that is why we have issued a call for evidence. My right hon. Friend is right to ask about that issue, which the hon. Member for Streatham (Mr Umunna) unfortunately did not mention. We need to understand that there is a cost to every regulatory measure that is brought forth, not only economically but for people on the edge of the labour market who want...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 394 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £17,069 (383rd) | £20,733 (364th) | £16,441 (479th) | £17,826 | £20,628 (265th) | £20,231 (joint 220th with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,710 (105th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £23,693 (73rd) | £18,120 (340th) | £20,416 (joint 310th with 3 others) | £17,302 | £14,530 (505th) | £17,197 (520th) | £16,767 (491st) | £15,626 (331st) |
| Staffing costs | £96,610 (282nd) | £92,176 (121st) | £84,034 (334th) | £67,145 | £72,108 (254th) | £69,795 (196th) | £68,347 (143rd) | £61,314 (13th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,079 (473rd) | £7,654 (344th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,472 (475th)1 | £5,061 (462nd)2 | £4,223 (505th)3 | £2,691 | £3,192 (586th) | £3,803 (566th) | £3,889 (564th) | £4,953 (joint 470th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £46 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £114 (367th) | £105 (joint 377th with 1 other) | £11 | £18 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £20 (456th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,835 (400th) | £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 with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,156 (joint 406th with 3 others) | £893 (569th) | £750 | £2,006 (62nd) | £1,945 (joint 199th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 186th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,173 (81st) | £103 (87th) | £364 (77th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,978 (315th) | £147,195 (316th) | £128,376 (478th) | £107,833 | £114,577 (496th) | £114,757 (424th) | £111,997 (353rd) | £101,529 (71st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,403 (323rd). Rail £41 (577th). Misc £4 (257th). Other: Mileage £978 (5th). Rail £667 (32nd). European £379 (112th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,678 (323rd). Rail £30 (577th). Other: Mileage £1,130 (3rd). Rail £758 (28th). European £465 (108th).
3 Car £2,668 (351st). Rail £979 (421st). European £576 (79th).