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Martin Linton
Labour MP for Battersea
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 163 votes. — 637th 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 Martin Linton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Education and Skills, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, East London Line, Affordable Housing, Asylum Seekers, New Deal
(based on written questions asked by Martin Linton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2010)
“My right hon. Friend will be pleased to know that I am applying for an ID card. I want to know the practical effect of abolishing the national identity register. Surely all the information that I must give to get an ID card-my name, address and date and place of birth-has already been given in my passport application. Will not the abolition of one database while the other is left in place...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dangerous Dogs (4 Feb 2010) has video
“What steps he plans to take in response to Professor Sir Patrick Bateson's report on legislation on dangerous dogs.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dangerous Dogs (4 Feb 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend saw during his visit to Battersea that almost half of all the dogs that are admitted are Staffies or Bull-breed crosses. Most have to be put down even though they are of sound temperament, because back-street breeders are selling puppies in pubs-often to complete strangers-for £250. Does he accept that the dog control laws are no longer fit for purpose, and will he...”
More of Martin Linton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 131 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Martin Linton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 234 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £12,898 (505th) | £20,255 (226th) | £20,345 (328th) | £21,484 | £19,290 (joint 151st with 1 other) | £18,446 (415th) | £17,374 (458th) | £16,381 (288th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,109 (228th) | £86,957 (350th) | £88,457 (103rd) | £81,868 | £77,525 (86th) | £74,672 (54th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £54,899 (72nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £21,633 (6th) | £10,357 (101st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,732 (592nd)3 | £2,523 (568th)2 | £2,423 (573rd)1 | £3,410 | £1,519 (631st) | £3,039 (588th) | £2,146 (615th) | £1,792 (603rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £6,375 (96th) | £1,177 (167th) | £3,862 (29th) | £2,409 | £3,326 (42nd) | £1,702 (joint 99th with 1 other) | £1,609 (joint 139th with 1 other) | £1,561 (154th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,819 (5th) | £9,550 (38th) | £8,573 | £5,413 (127th) | £5,127 (113th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,170 (joint 377th with 2 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | £1,911 (joint 278th with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 273rd with 2 others) | £1,911 (joint 270th with 2 others) | £1,793 (joint 381st with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,762 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £143,663 (396th) | £131,070 (528th) | £128,363 (479th) | £123,133 | £110,602 (540th) | £106,471 (551st) | £96,877 (573rd) | £77,653 (517th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,163 (412th). Misc £600 (59th). Other: European £760 (73rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £460 (544th). Rail £1,218 (430th). Misc £54 (197th).
1 Car £480 (567th). Air £506 (152nd). Other £1,096 (18th). European £341 (108th).