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Michael Spicer
Conservative MP for West Worcestershire
- Also represented Worcestershire South
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 2,475 votes. — 543rd 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 Spicer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Home Department, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Bovine TB, Health Services (Worcestershire)
(based on written questions asked by Michael Spicer and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Members: Correspondence (22 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Technology plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, dated 15 April 2009, on broadband for pensioners.”
More of Michael Spicer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 101 written questions in the last year — 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 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 35 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Spicer speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 643 times in debates — well above 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 | £21,162 (337th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £13,504 (469th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,701 (552nd) | £22,752 (163rd) | £12,662 | £19,315 (joint 118th) | £18,320 (425th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,024 (239th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £46,714 (641st) | £57,031 (637th) | £73,227 | £63,209 (578th) | £65,627 (431st) | £66,103 (174th) | £43,737 (417th) |
| Communications Allowance | £21,587 (1st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,664 (484th)* | £5,647 (423rd)** | £4,336 | £6,789 (469th) | £7,012 (444th) | £6,971 (455th) | £5,431 (444th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £43 | £0 | £75 (442nd) | £179 (joint 387th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £168 (301st) | 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 | £560 (joint 456th) | £702 (412th) | £699 | £941 (311th) | £716 (396th) | £861 (joint 398th) | £1,114 (joint 290th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,545 (456th) | £1,777 (445th) | £1,173 | £1,824 (434th) | £1,540 (joint 487th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,107 (joint 485th) | £911 (joint 551st) | £0 | £1,943 (joint 212th) | £1,943 (joint 208th) | £1,943 (joint 205th) | £1,943 (joint 195th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £109,208 (623rd) | £110,930 (604th) | £113,774 | £114,923 (487th) | £115,566 (399th) | £114,013 (300th) | £83,753 (436th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,814 (310th). Rail £1,792 (366th). Other: Rail £58 (146th).