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Mark Pritchard
Conservative MP for Wrekin, The
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- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 942 votes. — 600th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Pritchard voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Transport Committee (since 15 Jul 2008)
- Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 18 Dec 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Forces: Training, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Abortion, Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations, Afghanistan
(based on written questions asked by Mark Pritchard and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 118 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 37 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 173 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £21,499 (joint 312th) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,708 (118th) | £25,416 (87th) | £24,061 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £76,797 (569th) | £82,275 (394th) | £75,345 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £18,499 (8th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,782 (109th)* | £12,832 (117th)** | £8,885 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £43 (415th) | £79 (390th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,251 (106th) | 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 | £1,220 (146th) | £1,997 (99th) | £995 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,341 (121st) | £6,537 (90th) | £3,809 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,103 (joint 492nd) | £1,089 (joint 269th) | £1,089 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £161,827 (77th) | £151,724 (70th) | £135,818 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,996 (218th). Rail £4,881 (187th). Misc £205 (118th). Other: Mileage £298 (22nd). Rail £92 (122nd). Air £363 (16th). European £3,947 (1st).
** Car £2,908 (329th). Rail £8,273 (62nd). European £1,651 (15th).