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Nicholas Winterton
Conservative MP for Macclesfield
- Entered Parliament on 30 September 1971 — unknown
- Majority: 9,401 votes. — 269th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nicholas Winterton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe, Cyprus, Decommissioning, Falkland Islands, Dairy Industry
(based on written questions asked by Nicholas Winterton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Policing and Crime Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Legal Services Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Road Safety Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children: Emigration (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many leave to remove applications have been brought in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how many such cases have been granted in each such year.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for the UK Border Agency's Tier One (General) Category Visa Programme have been (a) denied and (b) subsequently upheld at appeal since the introduction of new rules on 29 February 2008; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Middle East (30 Jun 2009) has video
“Can the Foreign Secretary indicate when he last discussed the middle east with President Barack Obama of the United States? He will agree that the United States probably stands a greater chance of exercising influence in the middle east than any other major power in the world. It is important that we create a stable government in both Palestine and Israel.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 145 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 112 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2007: MP did not accept messages via WriteToThem.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 1468 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £14,918 (497th) | £14,797 (508th) | £13,470 | £14,327 (496th) | £14,749 (476th) | £13,833 (545th) | £15,943 (189th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £7,812 (617th) | £12,251 (596th) | £9,458 | £11,710 (585th) | £4,031 (656th) | £9,366 (630th) | £2,929 (649th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £55,388 (638th) | £58,469 (636th) | £52,865 | £52,083 (640th) | £59,529 (597th) | £45,648 (632nd) | £42,183 (466th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,015 (395th)* | £6,207 (391st)** | £6,581 | £10,166 (330th) | £11,363 (275th) | £12,685 (214th) | £10,015 (220th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £39 (joint 416th) | £0 | £259 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,045 (206th) | £466 (543rd) | £733 | £766 (joint 371st) | £268 (606th) | £1,099 (joint 293rd) | £743 (432nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,997 (239th) | £2,310 (366th) | £3,387 | £1,077 (561st) | £1,522 (491st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £919 (609th) | £1,449 (18th) | £1,762 | £1,630 (joint 530th) | £1,332 (612th) | £762 (640th) | £269 (613th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £518 (92nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £89,133 (639th) | £95,949 (636th) | £88,515 | £92,277 (640th) | £92,794 (621st) | £83,393 (637th) | £72,082 (575th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,156 (89th). Rail £831 (455th). Other: Mileage £28 (80th).