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Patrick McLoughlin
Conservative MP for West Derbyshire
- Chief Whip, Whips (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 8 May 1986 — unknown
- Majority: 10,753 votes. — 260th 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 McLoughlin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2): New Clause 86 — Tax status of members of the House of Lords: transitional provision (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Will you confirm that if the hon. Gentleman were to look at the Order Paper, he would see that we have not yet reached that point on our agenda-and when we do so, who knows what might happen?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (11 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for West Derbyshire of 7 October 2009 concerning South African nationals, reference: PM/OP/Gibbs.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Members: Correspondence (5 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for West Derbyshire of 10 September 2009 concerning the visa section in Benghazi, Libya ref: PM/OP/Shafie.”
More of Patrick McLoughlin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 59 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £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 (545th) | £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)3 | £9,874 (226th)2 | £11,131 (163rd)1 | £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 (507th) | £142,343 (387th) | £148,662 (109th) | £122,881 | £126,434 (267th) | £125,340 (200th) | £116,628 (243rd) | £90,682 (275th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,146 (193rd). Rail £5,418 (170th). Misc £310 (96th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,465 (64th). Rail £2,572 (308th). Misc £262 (115th).
1 Car £4,288 (210th). Rail £6,127 (133rd). European £716 (64th).