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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, Police, Secondary Schools (Wellingborough), Waiting Lists/Times

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

“My right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) has shown great leadership in strengthening the role of Back Benchers by allowing Conservative Back Benchers in Committee to vote against the Whip. Yesterday, more than 20 Labour Members voted against the Whip in Committee of the whole House and defeated the Government. May we have a statement on whether the Government are following my...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Jul 2009)

“What recent discussions he has had at EU level on reform of the common agricultural policy.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Jul 2009)

“In December 2005, Tony Blair surrendered the British rebate, which Mrs. Thatcher negotiated, on the false promise that the CAP budget would be slashed. Last year, the UK paid £3 billion to the EU; next year, it will pay £6.5 billion. How many teachers, police officers and nurses will have to be cut to pay for that?”

More of Peter Bone's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 132 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 186 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 96 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.
  • 104 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Bone speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 302 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

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: 24 Jun 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).