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Michael Ancram

Conservative MP for Devizes

  • Also represented Edinburgh South; Berwick and East Lothian
  • Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
  • Majority: 13,194 votes. — 213th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Michael Ancram voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

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, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department

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

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business: Government Assistance (12 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many small businesses in England have received assistance from his Department in the last 12 months.”

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 Sep 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of the number of shots fired by UK armed forces in Helmand province since 2006.”

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 Sep 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of shots fired by the armed forces in Helmand province in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007; and how many shots were fired in the latest period for which figures are available.”

More of Michael Ancram's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 289 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 49% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 12 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.
  • 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Ancram speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1373 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorships
A business lunch in my constituency under my name which raised money for constituency funds from numerous small donations. (Registered 6 July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
30 October-1 November 2008, to Oman, with a cross-party parliamentary delegation. My flights from London to Oman, Oman to Beirut (non-registrable visit) and accommodation in Oman paid for by the State Council of the Sultanate of Oman. (Registered 6 November 2008)
8. Land and Property
Tenanted farm in Roxburghshire, Scotland, from which rental income is received.
11. Miscellaneous
Non-active partner in Nisbet Mill Farm partnership from which no payment has been received in the last year and none in the current farming year which starts June 2009.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£15,756 (484th) £22,030 (joint 250th) £14,916 £14,164 (501st) £14,428 (484th) £12,423 (568th) £11,966 (518th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£10,984 (joint 566th) £20,082 (358th) £17,677 £18,980 (243rd) £16,111 (552nd) £16,301 (508th) £10,273 (joint 515th)
Staffing Allowance£95,089 (54th) £87,633 (137th) £80,416 £72,011 (257th) £67,916 (326th) £62,327 (388th) £47,183 (274th)
Communications Allowance£1,333 (570th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£6,727 (363rd)* £7,427 (327th)** £6,250 £7,980 (joint 421st) £8,874 (367th) £7,264 (441st) £9,024 (272nd)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £120 (367th) £239 £267 (337th) £495 (271st) £0 £0
Members' Spouse Travel£2,307 (50th) 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£534 (joint 468th) £585 (484th) £887 £418 (549th) £672 (419th) £739 (453rd) £757 (425th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,773 (420th) £2,411 (351st) £3,626 £2,186 (375th) £1,949 (421st) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,192 (joint 341st) £1,009 (409th) £0 £1,575 (551st) £1,575 (537th) £1,219 (605th) £1,219 (521st)
Other Costs£0 £0 £11,304 £3,454 (51st) £0 £13,050 (3rd) £0
Total£135,695 (466th) £141,297 (258th) £135,315 £121,035 (joint 380th) £112,020 (484th) £113,323 (320th) £80,422 (483rd)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £390 (567th). Rail £4,602 (201st). Air £1,735 (87th).

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