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Patrick Mercer
Conservative MP for Newark
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
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- 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, Afghanistan, Community Relations
(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)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 9)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Fiji (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the UK's investment in public transport in Fiji; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Fiji (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what discussions his Department has had with the government of Fiji about that country's human rights record; (2) what discussions his Department has had with the government of Fiji about the status of Fiji within the Commonwealth; (3) what discussions his Department has had with the government of Fiji about the...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Suicide (15 May 2013)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Statistical Bulletin on Suicides in the UK, published in January 2013, if he will request the ONS to cross-classify male suicides in England and Wales by the calendar-year quarter of their occurrence in respect of the category, date of death: in 2006 to 2011, and by the calendar-year quarter...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 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 68.56% 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") 243 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £21,733 (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).
