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Neil Turner
Former Labour MP for Wigan
- Entered Parliament on 23 September 1999 — Byelection
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 11,767 votes. — 82nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Neil Turner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (10 Mar 2010)
“Wigan has 19 Sure Start centres. Beech Hill primary school is following Westfield, Woodfield and Canon Sharples schools in being rebuilt, and all our secondary schools are being rebuilt through the Building Schools for the Future programme. Can my right hon. Friend guarantee that any Government led by him will continue to invest in our children, the citizens of my constituency and our country?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: London G20 Summit (2 Mar 2010)
“What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the outcomes of the London G20 summit.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: London G20 Summit (2 Mar 2010)
“Will the Minister expand on that, and tell us whether any countries had been planning for that, and if they were, whether they thought that that was fiscally responsible and their patriotic duty?”
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 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.70% of votes in this 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.
- 50 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 96 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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)1 | £11,902 (147th)2 | £12,932 (113th)3 | £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 (243rd) | £161,218 (83rd) | £149,337 (90th) | £146,173 | £125,320 (289th) | £124,133 (220th) | £106,521 (466th) | £85,732 (388th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,270 (250th). Rail £5,109 (183rd). Misc £159 (139th). Other: Mileage £891 (6th). Rail £248 (71st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,480 (342nd). Rail £8,935 (68th). Other: Mileage £487 (13th).