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Patrick Hall
Labour MP for Bedford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,383 votes. — 512th 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 Patrick Hall voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, East of England Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, International Development, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Thameslink, Yarl's Wood, Post Office, Relief Initiatives (HIPC), Renal Services
(based on written questions asked by Patrick Hall and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visas were issued more than six months following a successful appeal against a refusal to issue entry clearance in 2009.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Finance (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many students eligible for payments from the Student Loans Company are awaiting payment; (2) many applications for student loans there were in the 2009-10 academic year; and how many such applications have been approved with full assessment to date; (3) how many applications to the Student Loans Company...”
- First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)
“The Minister is talking about driver recruitment and numbers. I notice that no one has said that they will force drivers to work on their rest days. The situation is clearly vulnerable and uncertain. I suggest that the Minister, train operators and Network Rail consider how all these issues can be changed so that we no longer rely on such a clearly unstable situation.”
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 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a 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 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.
- 96 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patrick Hall speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £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)3 | £940 (616th)2 | £1,198 (609th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £940 (443rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £834 (481st). Other: Rail £26 (152nd).