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Mike Hancock
Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South
- Entered Parliament on 14 June 1984 — unknown
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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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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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (16 out of 40)
- Chairman, Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Chairman, Children and Adoption Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- 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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Numerology
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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
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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)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).