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Mike Hancock
Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South

    • Entered Parliament on 14 June 1984 — unknown

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Mike Hancock voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
    • Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Defence, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Animal Experiments, Uganda, Parliamentary Questions, Retirement Age

    (based on written questions asked by Mike Hancock and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Health: CJD (16 May 2013)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when screening for vCJD will be available to families who have been affected by it; (2) when he proposes that a vCJD blood screening test will be implemented to screen all UK blood donors.”

    Written Answers — Health: CJD (16 May 2013)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many silent carriers of vCJD there are in the UK; and how many of those could be potential blood donors; (2) what his latest estimate is of the number of people in the UK who may be unknowing carriers of vCJD.”

    Written Answers — Education: Curriculum (25 Apr 2013)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on the introduction of a Curriculum for Life; and if he will make a statement.”

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    • Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 97 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • 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 43.18% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 403 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Councillor and an Executive Member of Portsmouth City Council. Address: Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2BG.
    April 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 1 May 2012)
    May 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 31 May 2012)
    June 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 29 June 2012)
    July 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 31 July 2012)
    August 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 29 August 2012)
    September 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 4 October 2012)
    October 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 30 October 2012)
    November 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 27 November 2012)
    December 2012, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 8 January 2013)
    January 2013, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 5 February 2013)
    February 2013, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 27 February 2013)
    March 2013, received basic allowance of £850 and a special responsibility allowance as a Cabinet member of £595. Hours: 70-80 hrs.(Registered 28 March 2013)

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Staying away from main home£7,303 (552nd) £10,859 (548th) £11,706 (543rd) £8,952 £12,739 (532nd) £15,264 (466th) £13,310 (555th) £10,465 (558th)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£22,277 (110th) £21,251 (162nd) £20,401 (317th) £21,192 £18,859 (267th) £18,762 (joint 293rd with 1 other) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £18,042 (236th)
    Staffing costs£100,064 (166th) £85,508 (398th) £81,827 (407th) £80,782 £74,011 (193rd) £67,611 (351st) £65,263 (288th) £44,539 (381st)
    Communications Allowance£10,302 (201st) £9,358 (248th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£5,612 (408th)1 £6,327 (380th)2 £5,919 (406th)3 £5,194 £10,135 (331st) £10,597 (303rd) £9,933 (326th) £8,892 (282nd)
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £24 (469th) £0 £644 (206th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £1,080 (117th) 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£4,935 (189th) £1,758 (57th) £2,054 (95th) £1,103 £1,099 (259th) £1,318 (154th) £1,179 (261st) £1,259 (240th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,947 (64th) £5,582 (117th) £2,972 £3,083 (261st) £3,418 (212th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,259 (joint 247th with 2 others) £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) £0 £1,920 (joint 268th with 2 others) £1,920 (joint 264th with 2 others) £1,920 (joint 259th with 2 others) £1,920 (joint 245th with 2 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £477 (52nd)
    Total£150,494 (324th) £142,347 (386th) £128,579 (474th) £120,195 £121,846 (360th) £118,914 (336th) £109,839 (joint 400th with 1 other) £86,238 (379th)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,109 (80th). Rail £32 (579th). Misc £471 (80th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,536 (72nd). Misc £791 (44th).

    3 Car £5,919 (80th).