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Patrick Mercer
Conservative MP for Newark
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,464 votes. — 395th 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 Mercer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
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 n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009)
“Will the Secretary of State give way?”
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009)
“I am most grateful to the Secretary of State. He is making some extremely good points, but he keeps using one word that is wrong. He keeps referring to "operations", but surely we have gone beyond that. What is happening in Afghanistan now is war, and the mistake is that, by trying to divide the Territorial Army from the regular Army, the Government will not be on the war footing needed to...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: National Prison Intelligence Unit (26 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of police forces to the work of the National Prison Intelligence Unit; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Patrick Mercer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 126 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Patrick Mercer speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 208 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 (Up to £5,000)
Sunday Telegraph (Up to £5,000)
Yorkshire Post (Up to £5,000)
Daily Mirror (Up to £5,000)
Mail on Sunday
3 July 2009 received payment of £1,200 for article. Hours: 1.5hrs. (Registered 3 August 2009)
13 July 2009 received payment of £500 for article. Hours: 1hr 45mins. (Registered 3 August 2009)
Security consultant to Olive Group (from April 2008).
Security consultant to Red Amber.
I received publishing advance for novel from Harper Collins in 2008/09. (Registered 17 June 2009)
I received publishing advance and continuing royalties for novel from Harper Collins in 2009/10 (Registered 17 June 2009)
Received payment of £25 for completing a telephone interview/questionnaire for Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY. Hours: 7mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 3 August 2009)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,878 (joint 219th) | £17,347 (399th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,856 (519th) | £12,348 (594th) | £9,302 | £13,408 (546th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,173 (joint 299th) | £23,554 (94th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £98,969 (26th) | £95,064 (23rd) | £91,140 | £76,253 (115th) | £67,456 (362nd) | £64,993 (313th) | £50,217 (180th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,938 (528th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,490 (130th)* | £10,804 (182nd)** | £9,279 | £13,142 (216th) | £11,390 (274th) | £11,846 (254th) | £9,747 (231st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £157 (joint 349th) | £478 | £284 (330th) | £259 (342nd) | £374 (295th) | £275 (322nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,880 (68th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £709 (32nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £280 (joint 593rd) | £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) | £1,043 (joint 353rd) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 59th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,123 (25th) | £5,531 (25th) | £0 |
| Total | £156,067 (169th) | £144,667 (179th) | £133,388 | £128,758 (212th) | £123,380 (239th) | £123,330 (101st) | £106,107 (36th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,423 (74th). Rail £7,067 (111th).