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Martin Linton
Former Labour MP for Battersea
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 163 votes. — 637th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martin Linton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend heed the warning of the former Bank of England panel member David Blanchflower that if he followed the advice of the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) and the hon. Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) and took precipitate action to cut the deficit, it would lead not only to unemployment but to rising poverty, social disorder and soup kitchens?”
- Bill Presented — Tax and Financial Transparency Bill: Control of Dogs (30 Mar 2010)
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require dog-owners to have their dogs micro-chipped; to set a minimum age for dog ownership; to give courts powers to ban households from dog ownership; to require local authorities to provide kennelling for stray dogs and to nominate responsible officers for dog control; to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to...”
- Bill Presented — Tax and Financial Transparency Bill: Control of Dogs (30 Mar 2010)
“Perhaps not my hon. Friend's dog. Not all people want a gentle dog, however. Some train them to fight or be vicious to warn people off, and sometimes to help them to commit crimes. Others simply do not know how to train or look after them. For many such people, dogs are a weapon. As the penalties for possession of guns and knives have become tougher, they have turned to dogs. Indeed, they...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84.78% of votes in this 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.
- 97 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 241 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 | £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)1 | £2,523 (568th)2 | £2,423 (573rd)3 | £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 (397th) | £131,070 (528th) | £128,363 (479th) | £123,133 | £110,602 (540th) | £106,471 (551st) | £96,877 (573rd) | £77,653 (517th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £460 (544th). Rail £1,218 (430th). Misc £54 (197th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,163 (412th). Misc £600 (59th). Other: European £760 (73rd).
3 Car £480 (567th). Air £506 (152nd). Other £1,096 (18th). European £341 (108th).