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Peter Bottomley
Conservative MP for Worthing West
- Also represented Eltham; Greenwich Woolwich West
- Entered Parliament on 26 June 1975 — unknown
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Bottomley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, House of Commons, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Krishna Maharaj, Pedestrian Protection, NHS: Ict, National Black Police Association/Superintendent Dizaei
(based on written questions asked by Peter Bottomley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Live Music Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Charities Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Early-Day Motions (6 Feb 2012)
“Might not the same thing have applied to William Wilberforce when he first had the rather revolutionary idea of abolishing the slave trade, or Samuel Plimsoll and his idea of painting a white line on the side of ships so that they would not be overladen with sailors who would otherwise go down to Davy Jones’s locker?”
- Early-Day Motions (6 Feb 2012)
“I acknowledge that I have signed a number of early-day motions—[ Laughter. ] I think we should consider the issue along with parliamentary questions. Questions take up more space in Hansard than early-day motions do, and most of them are pretty useless. Of the early-day motions that I have signed, one helped to get Krishna Maharaj off death row in Florida, and another helped to get...”
- Bill Presented — Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill: Transparency and Consistency of Sentencing (2 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend and I heard the interesting and often entertaining speech of our hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), who mentioned the Netherlands. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) agree that if the Netherlands can close eight prisons because they do not have enough prisoners to fill them, and if their apparent crime rate and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1364 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £11,698 (482nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £11,170 (549th) | £20,012 | £14,836 (489th) | £5,740 (601st) | £15,298 (511th) | £6,206 (601st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £10,863 (572nd) | £8,748 (606th) | £9,654 (623rd) | £6,020 | £19,313 (joint 123rd with 3 others) | £17,627 (497th) | £18,198 (joint 272nd with 1 other) | £19,941 (166th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,366 (96th) | £82,857 (474th) | £75,065 (558th) | £86,214 | £63,930 (565th) | £47,288 (643rd) | £53,176 (600th) | £40,133 (510th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,839 (556th) | £2,599 (542nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,919 (506th)1 | £5,514 (435th)2 | £5,280 (452nd)3 | £4,145 | £6,943 (465th) | £5,648 (496th) | £8,131 (407th) | £6,303 (407th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £57 (404th) | £39 (420th) | £42 | £240 (343rd) | £221 (360th) | £35 (joint 454th with 1 other) | £15 (462nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £74 (316th) | £40 (347th) | 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 | £1,989 (522nd) | £530 (joint 470th with 1 other) | £756 (388th) | £681 | £309 (597th) | £347 (582nd) | £658 (490th) | £560 (522nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,877 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £1,731 (456th) | £1,397 | £1,091 (559th) | £1,621 (479th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,298 (joint 183rd with 3 others) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £0 | £1,898 (joint 305th with 4 others) | £1,898 (joint 300th with 4 others) | £1,898 (joint 295th with 4 others) | £1,898 (joint 278th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,747 (522nd) | £126,603 (561st) | £104,785 (619th) | £118,511 | £108,560 (562nd) | £80,390 (651st) | £97,394 (565th) | £75,056 (542nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,488 (230th). Rail £13 (586th). Other: Rail £418 (50th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,642 (142nd). Rail £83 (560th). Other: Mileage £78 (57th). European £711 (83rd).