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Nick Palmer
Labour MP for Broxtowe
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,296 votes. — 555th 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 Nick Palmer 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Peace Process, Agency Performance Targets, Prisons (Rehabilitation), School Toilets, Animal Welfare
(based on written questions asked by Nick Palmer and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Dementia Services (27 Jan 2010) has video
“indicated assent.”
- Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Dementia Services (27 Jan 2010) has video
“On a point of information, Nottinghamshire accepts that it has done well from the local government settlement. The council wants to freeze council tax, which is a political issue. Incidentally, I am a doctor of mathematics so the hon. Gentleman should not ask me to operate on him.”
- Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Dementia Services (27 Jan 2010) has video
“rose-”
More of Nick Palmer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Palmer speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 214 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£50 from Communicate Research Ltd for completing opinion survey. Time worked 20 minutes. (Registered 1 July 2009)
£50 from Populus for completing opinion survey. Time worked 10 minutes. Fee paid to charity. (Registered 2 July 2009)
£310 from Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London, E13 8LP, for providing Danish interpretation services. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£85 from Sedat Limani, 201 -1419 17 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada, for Danish translation services. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£66 from Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC,POB 506563 Dubai, for French translation and editing services. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£99 from Sedat Limani, 201-1419 17 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada for Danish translation services. Hours: 12 hours. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£56 from Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC, POB 506563, Dubai, for French translation and editing services. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£50 from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, for completing a survey. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY, for completing survey. Hours: 40mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£225 from Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London, E13 8LP, for Danish interpretation services. Hours: 2hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£75 from BPRI Group, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX, for completing a survey. Hours: 20mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£50 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT, for completing a survey. Hours: 20 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 13 September 2009)
£47 from Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC, POB 506563, Dubai for French translation and editing. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 6 October 2009)
£314 from Sedat Limani, 201-1419 17 Av NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada, for Danish translation. Hours: 16hrs. (Registered 6 October 2009)
Received £71.59 for Danish interpretation. Address of payer: Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London E13 8LP. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2009)
Received advance payment of £171 for website editing. Address of payer: Dannalab, Toekomststraat 15, Enschede, 7521 CL, The Netherlands. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2009)
Received further advance payment of £171 for website editing. Address of payer: Dannalab, Toekomststraat 15, Enschede, 7521 CL, The Netherlands. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)
Received £105 for Danish translation work. Address of payer: TW Languages, Caidan House, Canal Rd, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire,WA14 1TD. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)
Received £75 for completing panel survey. Address of payer: ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 28 December 2009)
Received £26 for editing work. Address of payer: Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC, POB 506563, Dubai. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)
Received £85 for German translation work. Address of payer: Walk In Translations, Woodstock, Carrigtohill, Co. Cork, Ireland. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
Millholt Investments Ltd; a family company owning a flat and some investments.
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 | £23,393 (122nd) | £23,057 (joint 171st 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) | £16,096 (161st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,362 (197th) | £19,125 (286th) | £20,932 (240th) | £21,515 | £17,045 (409th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,231 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £19,120 (195th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,104 (164th) | £92,719 (109th) | £85,145 (joint 292nd with 1 other) | £84,072 | £72,223 (249th) | £69,898 (joint 182nd with 10 others) | £67,404 (joint 154th with 7 others) | £48,875 (220th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,332 (77th) | £9,995 (joint 143rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,732 (208th)3 | £8,090 (292nd)2 | £6,256 (385th)1 | £6,802 | £7,794 (434th) | £9,273 (355th) | £9,086 (joint 371st with 1 other) | £6,814 (376th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £368 (200th) | £803 (joint 134th with 1 other) | £347 (258th) | £803 | £602 (254th) | £309 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £314 (329th) | £438 (263rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £589 (joint 185th with 1 other) | £0 | 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 | £1,382 (585th) | £450 (joint 521st with 1 other) | £966 (294th) | £790 | £1,517 (171st) | £1,930 (76th) | £1,640 (133rd) | £1,360 (205th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,606 (444th) | £4,297 (174th) | £3,911 | £6,812 (82nd) | £8,509 (35th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,295 (joint 194th with 1 other) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £877 | £2,028 (34th) | £2,028 (30th) | £2,028 (30th) | £2,028 (29th) | |
| Other Costs | £938 (84th) | £189 (86th) | £3,672 (30th) | £0 | £969 (84th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £169,199 (82nd) | £157,329 (135th) | £144,790 (178th) | £140,404 | £129,892 (195th) | £131,079 (101st) | £118,425 (202nd) | £94,731 (173rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,961 (394th). Rail £5,893 (157th). Other: European £236 (130th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,713 (402nd). Rail £8,019 (79th).