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Mike Hancock
Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South
- Entered Parliament on 14 June 1984 — unknown
- Majority: 3,362 votes. — 504th 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 Mike Hancock voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
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, Uganda, Parliamentary Questions, Animal Experiments, Retirement Age
(based on written questions asked by Mike Hancock and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Children and Adoption Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Military Aircraft: Helicopters (17 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has for the replacement of the Royal Navy's fleet of Lynx helicopter at the end of its service life.”
More of Mike Hancock's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 370 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing. - People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 347 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.
6. Overseas visits
5-7 March 2009, to Baku, Azerbaijan, to speak at a conference on a Referendum in Azerbaijan. Return flight and two nights hotel accommodation paid for by the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan. (Registered 31 March 2009)
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 | £10,859 (548th) | £11,706 (543rd) | £8,952 | £12,739 (532nd) | £15,264 (466th) | £13,310 (555th) | £10,465 (558th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,251 (162nd) | £20,401 (317th) | £21,192 | £18,859 (267th) | £18,762 (joint 293rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,042 (236th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,508 (398th) | £81,827 (407th) | £80,782 | £74,011 (193rd) | £67,611 (351st) | £65,263 (288th) | £44,539 (381st) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,358 (248th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,327 (380th)* | £5,919 (406th)** | £5,194 | £10,135 (331st) | £10,597 (303rd) | £9,933 (326th) | £8,892 (282nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £24 (469th) | £0 | £644 (206th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,080 (117th) | 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 | £1,758 (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) | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £1,920 (joint 268th) | £1,920 (joint 264th) | £1,920 (joint 259th) | £1,920 (joint 245th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £477 (52nd) |
| Total | £142,347 (386th) | £128,579 (474th) | £120,195 | £121,846 (360th) | £118,914 (336th) | £109,839 (joint 400th) | £86,238 (379th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,536 (72nd). Misc £791 (44th).