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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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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

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Written Answers — Health: Dental Services (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists are working on primary care lists in England; how many people were on waiting lists for NHS dental treatment at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Weapons (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) diplomatic and (b) practical steps his Department is taking to support the establishment of a verifiable Middle East Zone free of weapons of mass destruction and associated delivery systems; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Animal Experiments (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many animals were used for the purposes of marine biotoxins testing in 2006 for (i) PSP toxins and (ii) DSP toxins; what plans she has to replace the use of animals for these purposes; and what plans she has to revoke all existing licences for animal tests for these purposes.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 751 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament — 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 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
  • 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mike Hancock speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 126 times in debates — 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
28 July-3 August 2007, to Taiwan, to meet Ministers, members of the People's Democratic Party (fellow members of Liberal International), the British Trade and Cultural Office, parliamentarians and others. Travel and hotel costs were paid for by the Taipei Office in the UK. (Registered 29 August 2007)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others vs the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of whom I was one, were met by contributions from Iranians resident in the UK through the National Council of the Iranian Resistance. (Registered 26 February 2008)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (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)
Additional Costs Allowance£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
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,401 (317th)£21,192£18,859 (267th)£18,762 (joint 293rd)£18,234 (joint 1st)£18,042 (236th)
Staffing Allowance£81,827 (407th)£80,782£74,011 (193rd)£67,611 (351st)£65,263 (288th)£44,539 (381st)
Members' Travel£5,919 (406th)*£5,194£10,135 (331st)£10,597 (303rd)£9,933 (326th)£8,892 (282nd)
Members' Staff Travel£0£0£0£24 (469th)£0£644 (206th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£2,054 (95th)£1,103£1,099 (259th)£1,318 (154th)£1,179 (261st)£1,259 (240th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,582 (117th)£2,972£3,083 (261st)£3,418 (212th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£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£477 (52nd)
Total£128,579 (474th)£120,195£121,846 (360th)£118,914 (336th)£109,839 (joint 400th)£86,238 (379th)

* Car £5,919 (80th).