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Neil Turner
Labour MP for Wigan
- Entered Parliament on 23 September 1999 — Byelection
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 11,767 votes. — 82nd 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 Neil Turner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 10 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Defence, Education and Skills, Treasury, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Policing/Crime Statistics, Employment Statistics (Wigan), Uniforms, Housing
(based on written questions asked by Neil Turner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2010) has video
“I look at the figures for Mole Valley and I see that it will receive 30 per cent. more than the formula funding says that it should get in 2008-09, dropping to 21 per cent. more next year. How can the hon. Gentleman justify any increase above the floor when the council already receives so much more than it is entitled to? Moreover, half of the super-output areas in Mole Valley are in the top...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2010) has video
“I welcome the settlement. It is an extremely good settlement for local government and builds on more than 10 years of above-inflation grants to local government. It is particularly welcome because the circumstances in which it was first mooted are very different from the present circumstances. In the 1980s and 1990s, when the Conservative Government's home-grown recessions were putting...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend replicates my account of my own experience, which is shared by many people who were councillors in Labour-controlled authorities, in particular. As was pointed out by my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes, South-West (Dr. Starkey), who is no longer in her place, the Conservative Government used to gerrymander the system of grants to suit their own local authorities. The...”
More of Neil Turner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Neil Turner speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 95 times in debates — well below 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 | £20,148 (274th) | £22,979 (joint 200th with 1 other) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,829 (207th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,417 (453rd) | £16,977 (398th) | £17,499 (498th) | £19,980 | £19,012 (236th) | £18,504 (405th) | £18,221 (joint 230th with 2 others) | £27,946 (46th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,627 (210th) | £93,551 (90th) | £90,175 (71st) | £83,775 | £66,294 (514th) | £58,057 (610th) | £55,049 (587th) | £31,148 (622nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,750 (415th) | £7,612 (347th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,677 (212th)3 | £11,902 (147th)2 | £12,932 (113th)1 | £10,102 | £11,637 (279th) | £12,499 (joint 231st with 1 other) | £11,188 (278th) | £9,370 (251st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £377 (195th) | £0 | £1,254 (94th) | £0 | £0 | £1,308 (119th) | £528 (joint 255th with 1 other) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £477 (202nd) | £1,210 (108th) | 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 | £5,968 (124th) | £1,427 (joint 107th with 1 other) | £855 (joint 335th with 1 other) | £2,611 | £1,647 (146th) | £2,463 (38th) | £614 (joint 515th with 1 other) | £240 (629th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,360 (118th) | £3,520 (231st) | £8,071 | £4,629 (155th) | £9,770 (28th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,200 (325th) | £992 (428th) | £0 | £1,199 (633rd) | £1,199 (628th) | £1,199 (606th) | £1,199 (523rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,441 (241st) | £161,218 (83rd) | £149,337 (90th) | £146,173 | £125,320 (289th) | £124,133 (220th) | £106,521 (466th) | £85,732 (388th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,480 (342nd). Rail £8,935 (68th). Other: Mileage £487 (13th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,270 (250th). Rail £5,109 (183rd). Misc £159 (139th). Other: Mileage £891 (6th). Rail £248 (71st).