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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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- Topics of interest
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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 very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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 for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, House of Commons, Treasury
- 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)
- Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas (21 May 2013)
“The Bill passed its Second Reading by 400 votes to 175. The amendments wrecking it were rejected by seven to one. We last redefined marriage in 1973 when we brought in the prohibition on same-sex marriage. I think it is time to undo that and define marriage as being between two people who are qualified to marry.”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“I have been searching for information but cannot find it on how many humanist weddings there are in England each year on average at the moment. Does the hon. Gentleman have that information?”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 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 75.06% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 1422 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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).