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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
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 13,194 votes. — 214th 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 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
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.
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)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Afghanistan and Pakistan (30 Nov 2009) has video
“The Prime Minister has rightly referred several times today to the need to deal with the terrorist threat at its source. Can he tell the House what proportion of terrorist threats or plots that have been uncovered, disrupted or prevented in the United Kingdom in the last five years have been directly connected with the Afghani Taliban, rather than the Pakistani Taliban?”
- Written Answers — International Development: Landmines (25 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of mine clearing contracts let by his Department have been granted to (a) The Halo Trust and (b) the Mines Advisory Group in the last two years; and in which locations.”
- 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.”
More of Michael Ancram's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 182 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1374 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £10,766 (495th) | £15,756 (484th) | £22,030 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £14,916 | £14,164 (501st) | £14,428 (484th) | £12,423 (568th) | £11,966 (518th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,063 (611th) | £10,984 (joint 566th with 1 other) | £20,082 (358th) | £17,677 | £18,980 (243rd) | £16,111 (552nd) | £16,301 (508th) | £10,273 (joint 515th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £102,968 (84th) | £95,089 (54th) | £87,633 (137th) | £80,416 | £72,011 (257th) | £67,916 (326th) | £62,327 (388th) | £47,183 (274th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £1,333 (570th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,061 (376th)3 | £6,727 (363rd)2 | £7,427 (327th)1 | £6,250 | £7,980 (joint 421st with 1 other) | £8,874 (367th) | £7,264 (441st) | £9,024 (272nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £355 (206th) | £0 | £120 (367th) | £239 | £267 (337th) | £495 (271st) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,592 (12th) | £2,307 (50th) | 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 | £2,641 (424th) | £534 (joint 468th with 1 other) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,009 (409th) | £0 | £1,575 (551st) | £1,575 (537th) | £1,219 (605th) | £1,219 (521st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,304 | £3,454 (51st) | £0 | £13,050 (3rd) | £0 |
| Total | £134,445 (511th) | £135,695 (466th) | £141,297 (258th) | £135,315 | £121,035 (joint 380th with 1 other) | £112,020 (484th) | £113,323 (320th) | £80,422 (483rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £390 (567th). Rail £4,602 (201st). Air £1,735 (87th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £583 (535th). Rail £2,681 (303rd). Air £2,418 (78th). Other: European £379 (112th).