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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
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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, Departmental Telephone Services, Dental Services, Departmental Training, Departmental Assets
(based on written questions asked by Michael Penning and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (8 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
- School Bus Safety (2 Jul 2009)
“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for generously allowing me to intervene in his Adjournment debate. If evidence is required and if evidence is also the basis of the Government's opposition, why have they not looked at countries where these measures have been in force for years and years, without producing the risks that the Government have adduced as evidence for not supporting a...”
- Written Answers — Health: Food Standards Agency: Public Appointments (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in recruiting a new Chair of the Food Standards Agency.”
- Written Answers — Health: Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) full-time, (b) full-time equivalent and (c) part-time staff from his Department provided support for the production and publication of the report of the Independent Review of NHS Dental Services in England; (2) what the cost was of staff provided by his Department for the production of the Independent Review of NHS Dental...”
More of Michael Penning's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 728 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 times in debates — below 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 | 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).