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Patrick Mercer
Conservative MP for Newark
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Patrick Mercer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very 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 laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Transport, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Community Relations, Afghanistan
(based on written questions asked by Patrick Mercer and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 9)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Abu Qatada (7 Feb 2012)
“The European Court of Human Rights has yet again placed the Home Secretary and this Government in an extremely difficult position. In the short term at least, we are stuck with it, but can the right hon. Lady assure us that she will renegotiate not just with Jordan but with other countries that are subject to memorandums of understanding so that we can head these sorts of problem...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Cybercrime (6 Feb 2012)
“The Minister makes the point that cybercrime and cyber-attacks will be dealt with by more than one Department. What is the overlap between the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence and how will the costs be shared between them?”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account his Department has taken in its development of policy of the finding of the National Audit Office that at least £31.8 billion has been wasted by Government Departments since 2009.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.43% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 230 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for articles in:
Independent on Sunday. Address: 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5HF. (Up to £5,000)
March 2011, £300 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 April 2011)
The Independent. Address: 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5HF.
Sunday Telegraph (Up to £5,000)
Yorkshire Post (Up to £5,000). Address: Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd, PO Box 168, Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 1RF.
March 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 April 2011)
March 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 April 2011)
April 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1.25 hrs. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, £300 for two articles. Hours: 2.5 hrs in total (Registered 1 July 2011)
August 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 September 2011)
August 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 September 2011)
September 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 October 2011)
October 2011, £150 for article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 November 2011)
Daily Mirror. Address: MGN Limited, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. (Up to £5,000)
Received payment of £350. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
Received payment of £500 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2011)
March 2011, £300 for article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 7 April 2011)
May 2011, £250 for article. Hours: 1.25. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Mail on Sunday. Address: Associated Newspapers Limited, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT.
Received £1000 for a 1000 word article that took 2.5 hours to write. (Registered 11 January 2010)
Daily Mail. Address: Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. Received in July 2011, £400 for article. Hours: 1hr. (Registered 9 August 2011)
The Scotsman. Address: The Scotsman Publications Ltd, Barclay House, 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AS.
The Sun, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1SN:
£150 for article. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, £500 for article. Hours: 2.5 hours. (Registered 1 July 2011)
June 2011, £400 for two articles. Hours: 3 hours in total. (Registered 1 July 2011)
£150 for an interview. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 4 March 2011)
£100 for TV appearance. Hours: 6 mins. (Registered 7 April 2011)
£150 for TV appearance. Hours: 9 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Security consultant to Olive Group (from April 2008). Address: 6 Eighth Floor, 6 New Street Square, New Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 3AQ. Paid £18,000 pa for 32 hours per month.
Security consultant to Red Amber.
Adviser to Premier Composites Ltd (concept development) Langridge Rd Hubberts Bridge Boston Lincs PE20 3SG.
Payments from Clearwater Projects, Clearwater Special Projects Limited, Netley Hall, Dorrington, Shrewsbury SY5 7JZ:
Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9 February 2011)
Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 4 March 2011)
Payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1 July 2011)
June 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 1 July 2011)
July 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 9 August 2011)
August 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 12 September 2011)
September 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 2 October 2011)
October 2011, payment of £1,000 for security consultancy. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 16 November 2011)
Payment of £75 for TV appearance. Hours: 8 mins. (Registered 7 April 2011)
Payment of £75 for TV appearance. Hours: 4 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Payment of £150 for TV appearance (paper review). Hours: 9 mins. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Payments from The People, Floor 21, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP, for articles:
Payment of £600. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
Payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 4 March 2011)
Payment of £350. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2011)
Payment of £300, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 August 2011)
Payment of £900 from Critical Reaction for an article. Address: c/o Graham Stewart, 20 Joubert Mansions, Jubilee Place, London SW3 3RA. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2011)
Daily Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.
£400 paid for article. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 5 May 2011)
May 2011, £700 and £400 paid for two articles. Hours: 2.5 hrs and 1.5hrs respectively. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Public Policy Exchange Limited. Address: Unit N00001, Westminster Business Square, 1-45 Durham Street, London SE11 5JH.
Payment of £300 for lecture. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 May 2011)
Payment of £650 for lecture, received July 2011. Hours: 1 hr (Registered 9 August 2011)
BBC Radio Five Live, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.
May 2011, £100 for radio appearance. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Sunday Express,The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN.
May 2011, £350 paid for article. Hours: 2.5 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)
June 2011, £350 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)
October 2011, £400 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
May 2011, £150 paid for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 July 2011)
The Times,News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY
June 2011, £450 paid for article. Hours: 2.5 hours. (Registered 1 July 2011)
Payment of £150 from ITV Live, ITV Centre, London, for interviews. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 12 September 2011)
Payment of £73 from University of Westminster, 209 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW, for speech. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 October 2011)
Payment of £462 from British Heritage Magazine, 741 Miller Dr SE # C1 Leesburg, VA 20175-8994, USA, for article. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 | £21,733 (213th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,878 (joint 219th with 1 other) | £17,347 (399th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,682 (547th) | £12,856 (519th) | £12,348 (594th) | £9,302 | £13,408 (546th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,173 (joint 299th with 1 other) | £23,554 (94th) |
| Staffing costs | £110,676 (13th) | £98,969 (26th) | £95,064 (23rd) | £91,140 | £76,253 (115th) | £67,456 (362nd) | £64,993 (313th) | £50,217 (180th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,175 (572nd) | £2,938 (528th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,691 (116th)1 | £12,490 (130th)2 | £10,804 (182nd)3 | £9,279 | £13,142 (216th) | £11,390 (274th) | £11,846 (254th) | £9,747 (231st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £294 (243rd) | £0 | £157 (joint 349th with 3 others) | £478 | £284 (330th) | £259 (342nd) | £374 (295th) | £275 (322nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,975 (22nd) | £1,880 (68th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £937 (22nd) | £709 (32nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,583 (430th) | £280 (joint 593rd with 1 other) | £605 (467th) | £481 | £451 (536th) | £335 (587th) | £691 (477th) | £2,305 (47th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,601 (445th) | £2,536 (336th) | £1,074 | £2,342 (356th) | £1,671 (468th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th with 6 others) | £1,043 (joint 353rd with 5 others) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) | £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,123 (25th) | £5,531 (25th) | £0 |
| Total | £164,747 (132nd) | £156,067 (169th) | £144,667 (179th) | £133,388 | £128,758 (212th) | £123,380 (239th) | £123,330 (101st) | £106,107 (36th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,025 (88th). Rail £7,666 (89th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,423 (74th). Rail £7,067 (111th).