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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 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)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009)
“What role the Territorial Army has played in Afghanistan since 2001.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009)
“May I join the Secretary of State in paying my respects, and will he join me in paying tribute to the London Regiment, which has served with great distinction in Afghanistan in 2007, and is due to go out again next year? Does he agree that the TA has come into its own in recent years because of the knowledge, experience and maturity that it brings to sensitive operations? Did he take that...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Household Waste (29 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking together with local authorities to ensure household waste is dealt with effectively.”
More of Martin Linton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 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 84% 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.
- 134 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Martin Linton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 224 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| 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).