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Owen Paterson
Conservative MP for North Shropshire
- Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 11,020 votes. — 208th 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 Owen Paterson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Northern Ireland, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Badgers/Bovine TB, Bovine TB, Fisheries, Badgers, Avian Influenza
(based on written questions asked by Owen Paterson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Presbyterian Mutual Society (3 Jun 2009) has video
“It was the Government's guarantee to other banks and the failure of regulation that brought about the collapse of the Presbyterian Mutual. I met the former moderator and the general secretary on Monday, and I was shocked to learn that they had written to the Prime Minister three times since November, but he had sent only one holding reply. I was also surprised to find out that the Secretary...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Presbyterian Mutual Society (3 Jun 2009) has video
“Contrast that with the clarity of the right hon. Gentleman's successor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron), who said at a public meeting in Ballymena two weeks ago: "I am not here to make spending promises. But what I can tell you is that if I was Prime Minister I would take a very good look at whether people are being treated fairly. So I think this is a real case for...”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Bloody Sunday Tribunal of Inquiry (6 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Saville Inquiry has spent on security for (a) legal companies and (b) witnesses.”
More of Owen Paterson'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 224 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 334 times in debates — 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 | £22,637 (252nd) | £22,076 (joint 226th) | £19,379 | £20,885 (joint 215th) | £20,219 (joint 223rd) | £19,628 (296th) | £15,460 (301st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,776 (356th) | £20,547 (274th) | £19,828 | £19,238 (177th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,220 (joint 233rd) | £11,937 (467th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,891 (322nd) | £87,168 (joint 182nd) | £83,346 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £71,679 (joint 135th) | £66,891 (169th) | £51,490 (135th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,287 (36th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,744 (48th)* | £11,344 (joint 151st)** | £10,090 | £18,839 (73rd) | £14,477 (161st) | £13,441 (188th) | £10,298 (202nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £161 (joint 340th) | £0 | £496 | £846 (208th) | £1,168 (135th) | £1,320 (118th) | £1,464 (77th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £635 (joint 185th) | 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 | £778 (joint 325th) | £852 (337th) | £674 | £579 (460th) | £546 (joint 486th) | £750 (449th) | £1,436 (189th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,169 (218th) | £3,045 (285th) | £2,851 | £2,310 (359th) | £2,080 (395th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th) | £1,073 (297th) | £0 | £1,493 (577th) | £1,493 (joint 562nd) | £1,493 (540th) | £1,493 (465th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,297 (53rd) | £146,105 (151st) | £136,664 | £138,404 (77th) | £130,461 (111th) | £121,743 (127th) | £93,578 (194th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,962 (221st). Rail £776 (461st). Air £118 (158th). Misc £871 (39th). Other: Mileage £1,764 (1st). Rail £471 (46th). Air £8,782 (1st).
** Car £6,488 (47th). 3rd party £20 (54th). Rail £1,637 (367th). European £3,199 (3rd).