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Peter Atkinson
Former Conservative MP for Hexham
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 5,020 votes. — 432nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Atkinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Post Offices: Closures (22 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) on how many occasions a sub-post office temporarily closed has been reclassified as a permanent closure since the first quarter of 2008; (2) in what circumstances a post office classified as temporarily closed is reclassified as a permanent closure; (3) how many sub-post offices which have temporarily closed...”
- Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill: New Clause 1 (21 Jan 2010)
“Order. Before the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough replies to that intervention, may I say that, now that he has made his position clear, we do not want a debate on climate change at this stage? We have a lot of new clauses to get through in a rather short time. I know that it is tempting to comment on the subject, but I would be grateful if the Committee were to stick more closely...”
- Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill: New Clause 1 (21 Jan 2010)
“Order. I have to tell the hon. Gentleman that the debate is straying far from the subject. I ask him to return to the new clause; otherwise, I shall have to be a little firmer with him.”
More of Peter Atkinson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 36 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 273 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,715 (255th) | £14,638 (395th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,620 (238th) | £17,811 (355th) | £19,235 (418th) | £19,772 | £18,953 (247th) | £18,788 (joint 250th with 4 others) | £12,211 (598th) | £13,975 (379th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,698 (432nd) | £87,025 (347th) | £84,555 (309th) | £80,983 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £66,665 (386th) | £58,519 (559th) | £44,885 (370th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,115 (472nd) | £4,871 (467th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,437 (184th)1 | £10,062 (joint 219th with 1 other)2 | £11,139 (162nd)3 | £10,243 | £15,389 (129th) | £16,118 (110th) | £14,194 (170th) | £12,506 (126th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £341 (212th) | £106 (372nd) | £0 | £133 | £2,765 (27th) | £3,048 (19th) | £2,350 (33rd) | £2,430 (22nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,272 (37th) | £3,758 (17th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,806 (joint 537th with 1 other) | £416 (538th) | £456 (joint 547th with 1 other) | £571 | £476 (joint 516th with 1 other) | £541 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £603 (523rd) | £631 (joint 497th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,119 (356th) | £2,692 (316th) | £2,937 | £2,138 (385th) | £2,280 (361st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,119 (468th) | £762 (610th) | £382 | £1,504 (joint 573rd with 1 other) | £1,504 (joint 557th with 1 other) | £1,504 (joint 536th with 1 other) | £1,122 (535th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £154,295 (272nd) | £150,370 (261st) | £140,949 (260th) | £136,655 | £132,463 (142nd) | £129,277 (129th) | £109,096 (414th) | £90,187 (285th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,237 (163rd). Rail £5,028 (186th). Air £953 (102nd). Misc £110 (157th). Other: Air £109 (38th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,295 (270th). Rail £4,443 (216th). Air £2,231 (83rd). Misc £93 (167th).
3 Car £4,467 (199th). Rail £4,333 (211th). Air £2,339 (94th).