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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
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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally 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)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 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)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 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
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009)
“Will the Leader of the House find time for a debate on the Prime Minister's proposal to give extra housing points for years on the waiting list? In my constituency—perhaps also in hers—sons and daughters can almost never afford to rent or buy anywhere near their parents. They may never get enough points for a transfer or a move into social housing, no matter how overcrowded their...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Single Payment Scheme (2 Jul 2009) has video
“What recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the overall cost of the single payment scheme.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Single Payment Scheme (2 Jul 2009) has video
“Yes, but given our commitment to further reform of the common agricultural policy, is it not time to cut back the escalating cost of the single payment scheme, which is £1.6 billion in this country and £25 billion across Europe, and is expected to hit a staggering £35 billion in 2012? As well as the cost to taxpayers and consumers, is it not against the interests of young...”
More of Martin Linton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 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 2007, 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 217 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,255 (226th) | £20,345 (328th) | £21,484 | £19,290 (joint 151st) | £18,446 (415th) | £17,374 (458th) | £16,381 (288th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,957 (350th) | £88,457 (103rd) | £81,868 | £77,525 (86th) | £74,672 (54th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £54,899 (72nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,357 (101st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,523 (568th)* | £2,423 (573rd)** | £3,410 | £1,519 (631st) | £3,039 (588th) | £2,146 (615th) | £1,792 (603rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,177 (167th) | £3,862 (29th) | £2,409 | £3,326 (42nd) | £1,702 (joint 99th) | £1,609 (joint 139th) | £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) | £1,014 (joint 385th) | £1,014 | £1,911 (joint 278th) | £1,911 (joint 273rd) | £1,911 (joint 270th) | £1,793 (joint 381st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,762 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,070 (528th) | £128,363 (479th) | £123,133 | £110,602 (540th) | £106,471 (551st) | £96,877 (573rd) | £77,653 (517th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,163 (412th). Misc £600 (59th). Other: European £760 (73rd).
** Car £480 (567th). Air £506 (152nd). Other £1,096 (18th). European £341 (108th).