• Conservative MP for Wellingborough
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 687 votes. — 608th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Peter Bone voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 29 Jun 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Defence, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Waiting Times, Police, Human Trafficking, Secondary Schools (Wellingborough), Waiting Lists/Times

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

Business of the House (8 May 2008)

“On 7 April, in response to a freedom of information request, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust stated: "The Trust's occupancy is currently at 92% for the last 12 months as reported nationally." On Tuesday, the Minister of State, Department of Health, the hon. Member for Exeter (Mr. Bradshaw), said that "the bed occupancy rate in Kettering general hospital in the latest year for which...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Solicitor-General: Crown Prosecution Service (Northamptonshire) (8 May 2008)

“On the CPS in Northamptonshire, what measure does the Solicitor-General have of its success in tackling human trafficking?”

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Trafficked Women: Regional Refuge Centres (8 May 2008)

“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality if the Government will bring forward proposals to establish regional centres to provide refuge, rehabilitation and support for women trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation.”

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• Has spoken in 133 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 160 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 75 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 94 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Bone speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 203 times in debates — above 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 £3,923 (248th). Rail £1,449 (384th). European £742 (59th).