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Michael Penning
Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads and Motoring), Transport (since 1 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Penning voted on key issues:
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Defence, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff, Dental Services, Departmental Telephone Services, Departmental Training, Departmental Assets
(based on written questions asked by Michael Penning and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Fishing Vessels (Safety) (7 Feb 2012)
“I think this is the first time either as a Minister or a shadow Minister that I have served under your chairmanship, Miss Clark, and it is a pleasure to do so this afternoon. I warmly thank my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall (Sheryll Murray) for securing the debate. The only word to describe her and her family is “dignified.” We cannot imagine the loss to her...”
- Fishing Vessels (Safety) (7 Feb 2012)
“I know that I am enormously popular in Northern Ireland in particular at the moment, so I am sure that a nudge from my size-10 boot would not go amiss. I assure the hon. Gentleman that I will contact all my counterparts in the devolved Assemblies to ensure that they are aware of the debate and the research that my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall has done on behalf of all...”
- Fishing Vessels (Safety) (7 Feb 2012)
“I have absolutely no intention of regulating, and the reason for that is that my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall has found a funding stream from Europe to the UK—what a fantastic thing. I wish we had a bit more like that. It is excellent news. If I regulate and make valves compulsory—I will give way to my hon. Friend if I am wrong—the funding stream ceases....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 341 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £7,388 (549th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,513 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £25,161 (55th) | £21,572 (126th) | £23,143 (151st) | £27,480 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £92,226 (401st) | £83,479 (456th) | £80,417 (434th) | £70,463 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,172 (500th) | £8,412 (308th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,626 (joint 519th with 1 other)1 | £5,660 (424th)2 | £7,487 (321st)3 | £8,196 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £16 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £51 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,489 (443rd) | £1,525 (87th) | £1,589 (144th) | £3,388 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,557 (97th) | £4,714 (149th) | £13,174 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th with 5 others) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,695 (49th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £135,078 (502nd) | £149,487 (277th) | £142,237 (236th) | £145,347 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,360 (328th). Rail £17 (585th). Misc £47 (203rd). Other: Mileage £587 (13th). Rail £615 (35th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,088 (106th). Rail £88 (559th). Misc £63 (184th). Other: Mileage £120 (45th). Rail £301 (62nd).