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Patrick McLoughlin
Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales
- Also represented West Derbyshire
- Entered Parliament on 8 May 1986 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Patrick McLoughlin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. 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, Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Grants, Prisons, Employment Tribunals
(based on written questions asked by Patrick McLoughlin and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Transport: HS2 Phase One Consultations (16 May 2013)
“The Government have today published two documents for consultation which significantly move forward our work on the HS2 route between London and the west midlands (known as phase 1 of HS2). These are the draft environmental statement and the design refinements consultations. Publication of the draft environmental statement (ES) is a key step towards delivering the hybrid Bill for the HS2...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Fares/Ticketing Review (25 Apr 2013)
“We are considering a range of options to improve rail fares and ticketing, and we intend to set out our findings and next steps this summer.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Fares/Ticketing Review (25 Apr 2013)
“We are looking at a wide range of options for ticketing and, as I said, we hope to report to the House on that in the summer. What we have in place for ticket pricing is exactly the same as under the previous Government.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 664 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £21,620 (220th) | £22,968 (206th) | £21,869 (275th) | £21,202 | £20,762 (246th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,559 (312th) | £14,409 (414th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £11,929 (536th) | £14,620 (471st) | £19,593 (401st) | £17,958 | £17,211 (404th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,162 (307th) | £21,541 (125th) |
| Staffing costs | £82,747 (546th) | £80,818 (521st) | £82,019 (399th) | £68,664 | £67,588 (460th) | £64,092 (508th) | £60,931 (499th) | £40,077 (511th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,838 (455th) | £10,262 (112th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,299 (278th)1 | £9,874 (226th)2 | £11,131 (163rd)3 | £9,244 | £12,447 (252nd) | £12,116 (241st) | £12,056 (245th) | £9,913 (227th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £44 (joint 386th with 1 other) | £108 (371st) | £307 (275th) | £108 | £156 (387th) | £157 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £305 (333rd) | £301 (313th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £588 (195th) | 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 | £4,238 (241st) | £654 (joint 392nd with 2 others) | £735 (400th) | £1,251 | £1,005 (285th) | £1,691 (103rd) | £2,102 (75th) | £1,228 (joint 252nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,020 (562nd) | £2,224 (380th) | £3,492 | £2,932 (277th) | £4,592 (136th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,431 (47th) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £962 | £1,986 (joint 93rd with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 87th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 86th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 84th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £9,642 (11th) | £0 | £729 (89th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,715 (506th) | £142,343 (387th) | £148,662 (109th) | £122,881 | £126,434 (267th) | £125,340 (200th) | £116,628 (243rd) | £90,682 (275th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,465 (64th). Rail £2,572 (308th). Misc £262 (115th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,146 (193rd). Rail £5,418 (170th). Misc £310 (96th).
3 Car £4,288 (210th). Rail £6,127 (133rd). European £716 (64th).