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Paul Holmes
Liberal Democrat MP for Chesterfield
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 3,045 votes. — 521st 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 Paul Holmes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 29 Jan 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Home Department, Justice, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, New Deal, Departmental ICT, Departmental Websites, Departmental Information Officers
(based on written questions asked by Paul Holmes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Student Numbers (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students withdrew from higher education between September and December in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Alcoholic Drinks: Rehabilitation (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders in the criminal justice system have been required to undergo alcohol treatment as part of a sentence in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Community Orders (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many community orders were handed down in each of the last five years; and how many such orders were handed down with (a) a mental health treatment order and (b) an unpaid work order.”
More of Paul Holmes's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 238 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 200 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £20,855 (251st) | £19,811 (394th) | £22,068 (joint 232nd with 2 others) | £19,044 | £18,788 (365th) | £18,660 (334th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £17,981 (67th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,507 (148th) | £21,304 (147th) | £20,686 (259th) | £19,845 | £19,217 (186th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £15,820 (321st) |
| Staffing costs | £97,665 (252nd) | £88,248 (303rd) | £86,770 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £84,081 | £70,439 (314th) | £67,132 (373rd) | £65,486 (255th) | £55,870 (57th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,552 (337th) | £6,349 (399th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,446 (271st)3 | £8,385 (278th)2 | £9,107 (262nd)1 | £8,478 | £9,189 (364th) | £11,514 (264th) | £11,181 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £7,259 (358th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £104 (338th) | £180 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £161 (joint 344th with 1 other) | £102 | £154 (joint 390th with 2 others) | £231 (joint 355th with 1 other) | £1,174 (136th) | £348 (298th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £54 (joint 99th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,724 (135th) | £1,375 (116th) | £3,907 (27th) | £804 | £2,328 (85th) | £2,470 (37th) | £1,998 (88th) | £2,670 (30th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,630 (439th) | £11,571 (24th) | £1,077 | £4,370 (172nd) | £7,980 (41st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,206 (317th) | £1,159 (joint 167th with 1 other) | £1,022 | £1,952 (joint 190th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 185th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 183rd with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 174th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,168 (9th) | £9,391 (8th) | £1,500 (joint 57th with 3 others) | £0 |
| Total | £162,853 (153rd) | £148,542 (295th) | £155,429 (46th) | £134,453 | £138,605 (74th) | £138,129 (41st) | £121,247 (140th) | £101,900 (69th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,815 (409th). Rail £6,305 (141st). Other: Mileage £169 (38th). Rail £96 (120th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,562 (425th). Rail £6,239 (132nd). Other: European £645 (86th).