• Conservative MP for Hexham
• Majority: 5,020 votes. — 425th out of 635 MPs.
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How Peter Atkinson voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Health, Home Department, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Home Information Packs, Softwood, London Underground, Departmental Budget

(based on written questions asked by Peter Atkinson and answered by departments)

Post Office Network (Lancashire) (4 Mar 2008)

“Order. I would like to enable all Lancashire Members present to speak, if possible. I therefore ask hon. Members to keep an eye on the time. The winding-up speeches ought to start shortly after 12 o'clock.”

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

“I regret that we will never discover quite what Mr. Lester Brown did, unless the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Joan Walley) wants to intervene.”

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

“All I can say is well done Mr. Lester Brown. I hope that the meeting is successful, as the issue is important. I accept that the European Union has done many important things that have benefited our world—it has made the climate better and our environment better—but I want to concentrate on where Europe has performed extremely badly, which is in agriculture, farming and the...”

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to 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 Peter Atkinson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 114 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £4,467 (199th). Rail £4,333 (211th). Air £2,339 (94th).