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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. — 258th out of 643 MPs.

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

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, 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)

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Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (12 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State for Immigration expects to reply to the right hon. Member for West Derbyshire's letter concerning Mr. Peter Edmondson of Duffield, Derby, dated 16 June 2009, reference: PM/OP/Edmondson.”

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Mortgages: Government Assistance (10 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be eligible for assistance under the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme in (a) West Derbyshire and (b) Britain in the next 12 months.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 53 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.
  • 70 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patrick McLoughlin speaks.
  • 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

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. (Registered 26 November 2008)
Name of donor: General Commercial Agencies Ltd
Address of donor : Norder House, Beech Lawn, Green Lane, Derby, Derbyshire DE56 1BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality received by me and my son at the Carlton Club Political Dinner on 22 September 2009, value £1,700
Date of receipt of donation: 22 September 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 22 September 2009
Donor status: Company, registration number 00540615
(Registered 2 November 2009)

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£22,968 (206th) £21,869 (275th) £21,202 £20,762 (246th) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,559 (312th) £14,409 (414th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £1,527 (joint 1st) £1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£14,620 (471st) £19,593 (401st) £17,958 £17,211 (404th) £18,799 (joint 13th) £18,162 (307th) £21,541 (125th)
Staffing Allowance£80,818 (521st) £82,019 (399th) £68,664 £67,588 (460th) £64,092 (508th) £60,931 (499th) £40,077 (511th)
Communications Allowance£10,262 (112th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,874 (226th)* £11,131 (163rd)** £9,244 £12,447 (252nd) £12,116 (241st) £12,056 (245th) £9,913 (227th)
Members' Staff Travel£108 (371st) £307 (275th) £108 £156 (387th) £157 (joint 384th) £305 (333rd) £301 (313th)
Members' Spouse Travel£588 (195th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£654 (joint 392nd) £735 (400th) £1,251 £1,005 (285th) £1,691 (103rd) £2,102 (75th) £1,228 (joint 252nd)
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) £962 £1,986 (joint 93rd) £1,986 (joint 87th) £1,986 (joint 86th) £1,986 (joint 84th)
Other Costs£0 £9,642 (11th) £0 £729 (89th) £0 £0 £0
Total£142,343 (387th) £148,662 (109th) £122,881 £126,434 (267th) £125,340 (200th) £116,628 (243rd) £90,682 (275th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,146 (193rd). Rail £5,418 (170th). Misc £310 (96th).

** Car £4,288 (210th). Rail £6,127 (133rd). European £716 (64th).