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Michael Penning
Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead
- Shadow Minister, Health (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 499 votes. — 621st 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 Penning voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (5 Nov 2009)
“Will the Leader of the House apologise to my constituents for saying a moment ago that there had been no cuts in the NHS under Labour? My acute hospital has been decimated: the accident and emergency unit has been closed, as have the maternity unit, the intensive care unit and the high-dependency unit. All the beds have been closed. The diagnostic unit has stayed open, along with the...”
More of Michael Penning's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 758 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Penning speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 195 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
The salary of one member of my staff, and research activities, is paid from a donation made by Metropolitan International Schools Ltd, London.
My constituency party organisation has received donations from:
June 2008, Mr William Cole, Hemel Hempstead. (Registered 14 July 2008)
October 2008, Mr William Cole, Hemel Hempstead. (Registered 14 November 2008)
December 2008, Mr David Thomas, Hemel Hempstead. (Registered 5 January 2009)
February 2009, Jan Telensky, Flamstead, Herts. (Registered 17 March 2009)
My constituency party association has received registrable donations in kind from:
Miriam Wiedman-Smith, Hemel Hempstead. (Registered 17 March 2009)
Irene Cox, Kings Langley, Herts. (Registered 17 March 2009)
Hillier Hopkins LLP, Hemel Hempstead. (Registered 17 March 2009)
Name of donor: Ronald D Moss
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation in kind, value £1,200
Date of receipt:
Date of acceptance: 10 June 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2009 )
Name of donor: Piccadilly Greetings Group (printers)
Address of donor: 4 Horizon Point, Swallowdale Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7F2
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,300, donation in kind
Date of receipt: 10 June 2009
Date of acceptance: 10 June 2009
Donor status: company, registration number 02567156
(Registered 17 July 2009 )
Name of donor: Andrew Williams, on behalf of the Conservative Group, Dacorum Borough Council
Address of donor: Dacorum Borough Council, Civic Centre, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1HH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4340
Date of receipt:
Date of acceptance:
Donor status: political group
(Registered 17 July 2009 )
Name of donor: Jan Telensky
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1500
Date of receipt:
Date of acceptance:
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2009 )
6. Overseas visits
5-7 January 2009, to Gibraltar, in my role as Shadow Minister for Health for visits and meetings with the Gibraltar Medical Service and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. Inward and outward flights and two nights' accommodation were paid for by the Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 3 February 2009)
Name of donor: Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: Arundel Great Court, 175 -179 Strand, London, WC2R 1EL
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and hospitality £1000
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Date of visit: 7-11 September 2009
Purpose of visit: On request of the government of Gibraltar, meeting with their ministers, military personnel, and the officer commanding the Royal Regiment of Gibraltar, and visiting British and other servicemen
(Registered 1 October 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,513 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,572 (126th) | £23,143 (151st) | £27,480 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £83,479 (456th) | £80,417 (434th) | £70,463 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £8,412 (308th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,660 (424th)* | £7,487 (321st)** | £8,196 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £51 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £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) | £1,082 (joint 276th) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,695 (49th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £149,487 (277th) | £142,237 (236th) | £145,347 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,088 (106th). Rail £88 (559th). Misc £63 (184th). Other: Mileage £120 (45th). Rail £301 (62nd).