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Owen Paterson
Conservative MP for North Shropshire
- Secretary of State, Northern Ireland (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Owen Paterson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, Transport, 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)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Recruitment (9 Feb 2012)
“My Department has not spent any money on recruitment services or executive search agencies since May 2010. When agency staff are engaged, the Department is charged an hourly rate for such staff and they are paid via their agency. The agency may include a fee element in the hourly rate it levies.”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Food (8 Feb 2012)
“My Department and the public bodies for which I am responsible, aim to promote Northern Ireland produce. All meat, fish and vegetables purchased by my Department in the past five years have been locally sourced where possible, depending on seasonal availability.”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Training (8 Feb 2012)
“Since May 2010, there has been one away day held by staff in my Department. This took place in central London. It was attended by 20 members of staff and the total cost was less than £100.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 433 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £20,214 (273rd) | £22,637 (252nd) | £22,076 (joint 226th with 1 other) | £19,379 | £20,885 (joint 215th with 1 other) | £20,219 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £19,628 (296th) | £15,460 (301st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £24,352 (64th) | £17,776 (356th) | £20,547 (274th) | £19,828 | £19,238 (177th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,220 (joint 233rd with 4 others) | £11,937 (467th) |
| Staffing costs | £88,036 (479th) | £87,891 (322nd) | £87,168 (joint 182nd with 1 other) | £83,346 | £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) | £71,679 (joint 135th with 1 other) | £66,891 (169th) | £51,490 (135th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,884 (100th) | £13,287 (36th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £24,720 (6th)1 | £16,744 (48th)2 | £11,344 (joint 151st with 1 other)3 | £10,090 | £18,839 (73rd) | £14,477 (161st) | £13,441 (188th) | £10,298 (202nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £658 (joint 118th with 1 other) | £161 (joint 340th with 1 other) | £0 | £496 | £846 (208th) | £1,168 (135th) | £1,320 (118th) | £1,464 (77th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £970 (124th) | £635 (joint 185th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £109 (75th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,884 (281st) | £778 (joint 325th with 2 others) | £852 (337th) | £674 | £579 (460th) | £546 (joint 486th with 1 other) | £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 with 4 others) | £1,073 (297th) | £0 | £1,493 (577th) | £1,493 (joint 562nd with 1 other) | £1,493 (540th) | £1,493 (465th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,827 (38th) | £164,297 (53rd) | £146,105 (151st) | £136,664 | £138,404 (77th) | £130,461 (111th) | £121,743 (127th) | £93,578 (194th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,394 (138th). Rail £4,268 (225th). Air £135 (153rd). Misc £1,586 (14th). Other: Mileage £405 (17th). Rail £669 (30th). Air £12,499 (1st). European £764 (71st).
2 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).
3 Car £6,488 (47th). 3rd party £20 (54th). Rail £1,637 (367th). European £3,199 (3rd).