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Peter Bone

Conservative MP for Wellingborough

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Majority: 687 votes. — 616th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Peter Bone voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against 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
    • Has never voted on 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, Health Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
    • Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 1 Nov 2005)
    • Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 29 Jun 2005)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Defence, Transport

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

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Points of Order (5 Nov 2009)

    “On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.”

    Points of Order (5 Nov 2009)

    “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During business questions, there appeared to be a planted question to which the Leader of the House made a mini-statement about the communications allowance. Many Back Benchers would have liked to question the Leader of the House about that. Have you, Mr. Speaker, been given any indication that a proper oral statement will be made?”

    Business of the House (5 Nov 2009)

    “My constituents, Mr. and Mrs. Kemp and their eight-year-old daughter went to Egypt. As they went through the airport, they passed through an automatic temperature control. The little girl had a slight temperature: they had their passports confiscated, they were removed to a filthy isolation hospital and they were detained there against their will. May we have an urgent statement from the...”

    More of Peter Bone's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 136 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 156 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 95 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 106 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Bone speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 327 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Received £150 for completing a survey for Ipsos MORI, Kings House, Kymberley Road, Harrow, HA1 1PT. Hours: 1hr. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 25 August 2009)
    Received £75 for completing a survey for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Hours: 30mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 25 August 2009)
    Received £50 for completing a survey for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Hours: 15mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 7 September 2009)
    9. Registrable shareholdings
    (a) AJWB Travel Ltd; travel company
    10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
    Director of AJWB Travel Ltd; non-remunerated at present.
    Owner of P W Bone Chartered Accountants; non-remunerated at present.

    Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Additional Costs Allowance£23,061 (168th) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,567        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£17,240 (382nd) £17,278 (505th) £19,812        
    Staffing Allowance£94,600 (60th) £90,188 (70th) £84,232        
    Communications Allowance£9,939 (158th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£4,997 (466th)* £6,114 (395th)** £4,793        
    Members' Staff Travel£596 (176th) £752 (joint 166th) £683        
    Members' Spouse Travel£641 (179th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£121 (78th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,519 (joint 91st) £671 (428th) £1,531        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,890 (69th) £2,578 (328th) £2,110 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,065 (joint 523rd) £1,014 (joint 385th) £1,014        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
    Total£158,669 (115th) £140,705 (269th) £135,742        

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,066 (204th). Rail £854 (453rd). Misc £52 (195th). Other: Rail £25 (175th).

    ** Car £3,923 (248th). Rail £1,449 (384th). European £742 (59th).