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Patrick Hall
Former Labour MP for Bedford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 3,383 votes. — 512th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Patrick Hall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Thameslink Railway Line: Rolling Stock (7 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether the introduction of new Thameslink rolling stock is dependent upon the establishment of new train maintenance depots.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Thameslink Railway Line: Rolling Stock (7 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the merits of building new train maintenance depots for Thameslink stations at different locations.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Thameslink Railway Line: Rolling Stock (7 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what discussions his Department has had with (a) Network Rail, (b) train operating companies and (c) local authorities on new train maintenance depots for the new Thameslink rolling stock.”
More of Patrick Hall's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — 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 81.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 61 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £18,430 (346th) | £14,940 (496th) | £15,556 (498th) | £17,048 | £17,290 (422nd) | £17,925 (376th) | £18,354 (406th) | £16,339 (joint 133rd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,125 (348th) | £17,836 (354th) | £24,019 (122nd) | £21,268 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,795 (413th) | £18,026 (joint 237th with 1 other) |
| Staffing costs | £94,462 (347th) | £88,444 (295th) | £78,791 (480th) | £65,338 | £69,441 (399th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £42,680 (452nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,486 (425th) | £5,326 (446th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £860 (620th)1 | £940 (616th)2 | £1,198 (609th)3 | £980 | £1,332 (633rd) | £1,208 (630th) | £1,141 (633rd) | £695 (636th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £27 (405th) | £0 | £0 | £51 | £17 (joint 462nd with 2 others) | £128 (joint 400th with 4 others) | £114 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £214 (345th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £360 (joint 228th with 2 others) | £437 (227th) | 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 | £3,020 (372nd) | £804 (312th) | £2,374 (71st) | £978 | £1,279 (211th) | £885 (joint 307th with 2 others) | £897 (joint 381st with 1 other) | £801 (joint 407th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,483 (476th) | £7,988 (59th) | £3,699 | £3,739 (203rd) | £2,242 (364th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,180 (joint 358th with 4 others) | £990 (joint 430th with 1 other) | £793 | £1,899 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £1,884 (328th) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,770 (445th) | £131,390 (519th) | £130,916 (444th) | £110,155 | £114,322 (498th) | £111,094 (498th) | £105,897 (475th) | £80,755 (474th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £834 (481st). Other: Rail £26 (152nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £940 (443rd).