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Patrick McLoughlin
Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales
- Also represented West Derbyshire
- Chief Whip, House of Commons (since 12 May 2010)
Chief Whip (technically Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 8 May 1986 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Patrick McLoughlin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. 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 moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Never 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
- Backbench Business — [32nd( )Allotted Day]: Procedure Committee Reports (13 Oct 2011)
“claimed to move the closure ( Standing Order No. 36). Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put. Question agreed to.”
- Planning (Green Belt Protection): Clause 72 — The bank levy (3 May 2011)
“claimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36 ) .”
- Business of the House (6 Dec 2010)
“We all saw you.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- 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 87.04% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 580 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I have been given honorary membership of the Carlton Club for the tenure of my position as Opposition Chief Whip.
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Mr Michael Hintze
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Exact amount unknown but between £1,500 and £2,000
Destination of visit: Vatican
Date of visit: 21-23 September 2011
Purpose of visit: My wife and I were part of a group invited to visit the Vatican to commemorate a year’s passing of the papal visit to the United Kingdom in 2010.
(Registered 13 October 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £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).