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Mark Simmonds

Conservative MP for Boston & Skegness

  • Shadow Minister, Health (since 6 Jul 2007)
  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 5,907 votes. — 395th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Education and Skills, Home Department

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somalia

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Health: Cancer: Drugs (10 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health which cancer drugs the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has (a) recommended and (b) not recommended for NHS use since 1 November 2008; how long the appraisal of each took; and whether the pharmaceutical company supplying each such drug offered to make it available on a risk-sharing basis.”

Written Answers — Health: Colorectal Cancer: Screening (10 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many invitations to participate in the national bowel cancer screening programme have been issued; how many persons have referred themselves to the programme; how many test kits have been (a) sent out and (b) returned; how many people have attended for a colonoscopy; how many polyps have been removed; and how many cancers have been diagnosed in...”

Written Answers — Health: Cancer: Drugs (9 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust since 1 January 2009 on the availability of cancer medicines from the NHS; and if he will make a statement.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 52 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 51 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Simmonds speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 186 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£250 from Dispex, 7&8 Prospect Court, Courteenhall Road, Blisworth, Northants, NN7 3DG, for speaking at the Dispex conference. Hours: 6. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 1 July 2009)
Chair of Mortlock Simmonds Brown Ltd, 21 Hanover Street, London, W1S 1YU; chartered surveyors.
£700 p.c.m. Hours: 10hrs p.c.m. (Registered 19 July 2009)
Received £100 from Chemist and Druggist magazine for writing a column. Address: Chemist and Druggist, UBM Medica, Riverbank House, Angel Lane, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1SE. Hours: 2 hrs. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 30 October 2009)
Received £250 from Ladbrokes in Boston. The company provided a free stake during a visit to the premises, and the winnings were given to charity. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 30 October 2009)
Received £250 from Open Road Public Affairs for giving a speech. Money given to charity. Address: Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC2N 4JF. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 9 November 2009)
6. Overseas visits
5-10 January 2009, to Syria and Lebanon as a guest of the Conservative Middle Eastern Council (CMEC). The cost of my flights, hotel, travel and meals in Beirut were met by the CMEC. Hotel accommodation in Syria for three nights, travel and one dinner were paid for by the Syrian Government. (Registered 21 January 2009)
22-27 March 2009, to Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in my capacity as Shadow Health Minister, as guest of BUPA UK to look at information systems, hospitals and patient-centred health care services. All costs of flights and accommodation were met by BUPA. (Registered 6 April 2009)
Address of donor: 1) 83 Victoria Street, London, SW1H oHW
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) Flight for my wife and me, value £1000
2) In-country accommodation, food and travel for my wife and me, value £2200
Destination of visit: Egypt
Date of visit: 27 September-2 October 2009
Purpose of visit: official visit to meet with parliamentarians and ministers
(Registered 14 October 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Mortlock Simmonds Ltd.

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

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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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£22,862 (96th) £23,213 (150th) £27,510 £19,322 (joint 101st) £18,795 (joint 217th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £6,394 (606th)
Staffing Allowance£88,744 (285th) £81,602 (410th) £75,595 £74,026 (191st) £71,773 (joint 85th) £69,120 (116th) £70,405 (1st)
Communications Allowance£7,158 (373rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£7,540 (322nd)* £8,060 (303rd)** £8,640 £13,176 (215th) £6,290 (474th) £5,967 (490th) £5,754 (434th)
Members' Staff Travel£586 (181st) £592 (202nd) £636 £713 (234th) £330 (317th) £222 (joint 365th) £48 (joint 437th)
Members' Spouse Travel£1,169 (111th) 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£262 (602nd) £798 (363rd) £724 £996 (joint 291st) £779 (365th) £1,308 (212th) £659 (joint 486th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,109 (joint 549th) £1,893 (joint 432nd) £2,143 £2,408 (345th) £2,465 (joint 333rd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,360 (joint 100th) £1,396 (22nd) £276 £1,809 (447th) £1,809 (440th) £1,532 (526th) £1,532 (joint 451st)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £889 (87th) £0 £9,833 (12th) £0
Total£153,873 (203rd) £139,664 (290th) £137,158 £134,241 (124th) £122,574 (251st) £125,938 (58th) £102,801 (58th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,021 (214th). Rail £2,925 (295th). Misc £25 (221st). Other: Mileage £155 (39th). Rail £162 (97th). European £252 (128th).

** Car £5,113 (134th). Rail £2,947 (269th).