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Peter Bottomley
Conservative MP for Worthing West
- Also represented Eltham; Greenwich Woolwich West
- Entered Parliament on 26 June 1975 — unknown
- Majority: 9,379 votes. — 263rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Bottomley 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 strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, House of Commons, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 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)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
“I am not trying to make a party point about the three organisations with acronyms, given that LINks did not follow CHCs, because something else came in between. However, the LINks decision has not worked. We recognise that the hon. Member for Wyre Forest has done very well, but in most places one cannot get ordinary people to make the LINks system work as well as the CHCs did. Will the...”
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
“It has been interesting to listen to today's speeches and some from yesterday also repay reading. I would particularly like to commend the speech of the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay), which showed what a model Member of Parliament can cover in not that many minutes after 17 years in Parliament. It was an inspiring speech, which I commend to anyone elected to this Parliament...”
- Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Would it be possible to have the extra electrons that have been added to the Secretary of State taken away so that he can become less negative and more neutral? That is the answer to his question, by the way.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 53% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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.
- 70 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Bottomley speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1314 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £11,170 (549th) | £20,012 | £14,836 (489th) | £5,740 (601st) | £15,298 (511th) | £6,206 (601st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,748 (606th) | £9,654 (623rd) | £6,020 | £19,313 (joint 123rd) | £17,627 (497th) | £18,198 (joint 272nd) | £19,941 (166th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,857 (474th) | £75,065 (558th) | £86,214 | £63,930 (565th) | £47,288 (643rd) | £53,176 (600th) | £40,133 (510th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,599 (542nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,514 (435th)* | £5,280 (452nd)** | £4,145 | £6,943 (465th) | £5,648 (496th) | £8,131 (407th) | £6,303 (407th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £57 (404th) | £39 (420th) | £42 | £240 (343rd) | £221 (360th) | £35 (joint 454th) | £15 (462nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £40 (347th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £530 (joint 470th) | £756 (388th) | £681 | £309 (597th) | £347 (582nd) | £658 (490th) | £560 (522nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,877 (joint 394th) | £1,731 (456th) | £1,397 | £1,091 (559th) | £1,621 (479th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,298 (joint 183rd) | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £1,898 (joint 305th) | £1,898 (joint 300th) | £1,898 (joint 295th) | £1,898 (joint 278th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,603 (561st) | £104,785 (619th) | £118,511 | £108,560 (562nd) | £80,390 (651st) | £97,394 (565th) | £75,056 (542nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,642 (142nd). Rail £83 (560th). Other: Mileage £78 (57th). European £711 (83rd).
