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Michael Mates
Conservative MP for East Hampshire
- Also represented Petersfield
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
- Majority: 5,509 votes. — 460th 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 Michael Mates voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Deputy Prime Minister, International Development, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Forces: Pensions, Mobile Phone Masts, Aggregates Levy, Care Beds, Iraq: Peace Keeping Operations
(based on written questions asked by Michael Mates and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I am not following the right hon. Lady in her criticisms, but if memory serves me correctly, there were 44 meetings of the Cabinet between September and when we went to war. The Attorney-General attended only two of them. Did the right hon. Lady, who was there, find it strange that in that legal morass, the Government's legal adviser was never there?”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I was not trying to argue either for or against regime change. What I was saying, and what I think the Chilcot committee needs to consider, is that it is illegal in international law. That is a fact. The question is, was it driving the policy, or was the policy driven by something else?”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I am not going to follow the line of public versus private, oath versus no oath. Those foxes have been comprehensively shot by the strength of opinion that has been expressed on both sides of the House. I am perfectly certain that if the Government wish to survive, they will have to listen to what has been said and do something about it. I have had the privilege of being part of two inquiries...”
More of Michael Mates's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 37% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 315 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,077 (joint 154th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,556 | £20,543 (273rd) | £20,326 (joint 176th) | £19,545 (315th) | £15,277 (325th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,471 (371st) | £20,399 (318th) | £19,534 | £18,872 (261st) | £17,463 (508th) | £18,001 (368th) | £8,303 (564th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,615 (455th) | £82,286 (393rd) | £73,852 | £67,675 (458th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £56,489 (47th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,646 (301st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,973 (515th)* | £4,096 (514th)** | £5,372 | £7,627 (440th) | £8,812 (369th) | £8,434 (401st) | £7,447 (350th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £547 (191st) | £547 (211th) | £547 | £987 (189th) | £576 (joint 244th) | £301 (joint 335th) | £567 (joint 224th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £684 (166th) | 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 | £281 (joint 590th) | £380 (579th) | £427 | £620 (joint 443rd) | £239 (614th) | £646 (498th) | £471 (569th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,388 (493rd) | £958 (joint 587th) | £1,423 | £1,974 (408th) | £585 (616th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,123 (joint 464th) | £1,226 (joint 88th) | £506 | £2,115 (4th) | £1,880 (joint 336th) | £1,609 (500th) | £1,609 (420th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,805 (407th) | £132,002 (431st) | £123,217 | £120,413 (392nd) | £121,654 (269th) | £110,516 (385th) | £90,163 (287th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,653 (244th). Rail £320 (515th).