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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
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 moderately 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 — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Portsmouth (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics what steps she is taking to ensure that the Portsmouth region obtains a legacy from the London 2012 Olympics.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many challenges to determinations made in medical assessment findings by ATOS Medical there have been at tribunals (a) since the start of the ATOS Medical contract and (b) in the last 12 months; and what the cost of such tribunals has been in each case.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Nuclear Submarines: Safety (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, column 46W, on nuclear submarines, what methodology the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate used to determine the radius of the emergency pre-planning zone around a berthed nuclear-powered submarine.”
More of Mike Hancock's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 176 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 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") 363 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)3 | £6,327 (380th)2 | £5,919 (406th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,536 (72nd). Misc £791 (44th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,109 (80th). Rail £32 (579th). Misc £471 (80th).