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Martin Horwood

Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham

  • Shadow Environment, Energy, Food and Rural Affair Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 2,303 votes. — 546th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Martin Horwood voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 13 Jul 2007)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Transport, Home Department, Health

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Consultants, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Tendering Policy, Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal, Consultants/Special Advisers

(based on written questions asked by Martin Horwood and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Public Bill Committee: Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill: New Clause 4 (24 Jun 2009)

“My thanks to you, Miss Begg, for presiding over this Bill Committee. If all Public Bill Committees were as complete in their consideration of amendments and were as quick as this, we should all be very much happier. Perhaps we should recommend it to Mr Speaker Bercow. The Government’s amendments have, clearly, made many technical improvements to the Bill and it is right to thank the...”

Public Bill Committee: Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill: Clause 6 (24 Jun 2009)

“I have always wanted to stand against the forces of reaction and I am happy to join the hon. Member for East Surrey on the barricades in favour of many revolutionary measures, but this one in particular, any day. It seems like an eminently sensible measure to introduce. I have heard the Government’s excuses and none seems very convincing. One such excuse is that energy efficiency and...”

Public Bill Committee: Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill: Clause 5 (24 Jun 2009)

“I am grateful for the fairly supportive comments from the hon. Member for East Surrey. He speculates as to who approached me in relation to hydropower. He is wrong—it was my hon. Friend the Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath), who is a great champion of hydropower in this House and who is very proud of telling me that his constituency may have no escalators, but it has lots of rivers.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 47 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 126 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Martin Horwood speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 194 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

8. Land and Property
50 per cent interest in a house in Cheltenham.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£21,449 (317th) £22,110 (joint 1st) £17,339        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£19,753 (256th) £27,163 (59th) £28,390        
Staffing Allowance£92,048 (123rd) £78,537 (491st) £75,681        
Communications Allowance£9,837 (178th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£6,223 (385th)* £5,160 (458th)** £5,667        
Members' Staff Travel£514 (205th) £752 (joint 166th) £90        
Members' Spouse Travel£57 (340th) 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£564 (joint 454th) £833 (348th) £693        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,439 (482nd) £2,397 (355th) £2,222 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,008 (joint 569th) £930 (joint 523rd) £930        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£152,892 (221st) £137,882 (321st) £131,012        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £6,133 (147th). Misc £90 (171st).

** Car £49 (582nd). Rail £5,093 (169th). Other £18 (65th).