• Conservative MP for Devizes
• Majority: 13,194 votes. — 211th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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How Michael Ancram voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Health, Prime Minister, International Development

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gibraltar, Burma

(based on written questions asked by Michael Ancram and answered by departments)

Bill Presented: Intelligence and Security Committee (17 Jul 2008)

“I obviously hope that my hon. and learned Friend will one day be Home Secretary, but does he think that the danger that he has suggested applies to us will apply to him?”

Bill Presented: Intelligence and Security Committee (17 Jul 2008)

“As the Home Secretary knows, most if not all members of the Committee agree with the recommendations that she is making. There is a concern, however, that we will be asked to do certain things, but not be provided with the financial resources to enable us to do them properly. Will she assure the House that that will not be the case?”

Bill Presented: Freedom of Information (17 Jul 2008)

“Presumably this applies only where a Member of Parliament has not in one way or another made his or her address public. During elections, we tend to put our addresses on the ballot papers. I assume that when that happens, even though we are not Members of Parliament at the time, the information is regarded as being in the public domain and these provisions would not apply to it.”

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 49% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Ancram speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 391 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £787 (551st). Rail £2,015 (334th). Air £4,625 (77th).