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Peter Lilley
Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden
- Also represented St Albans
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Lilley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, International Development, Health, Treasury, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Aid Statistics, Carbon Emissions, Work Permits, Departmental Minutes
(based on written questions asked by Peter Lilley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: Admissions (14 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students enrolled in higher education institutions in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland were (i) UK students, (ii) domiciled in EU countries other than the UK and (iii) non-UK students in each year since 1997-98.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) (30 Apr 2012)
“Given that the role of the adviser on the ministerial code is purely to advise the Prime Minister on whether a Minister’s actions are in breach of that code, and not to investigate or establish the facts of those actions, is it not sensible to allow the Leveson inquiry to establish the facts and, in the unlikely event—in my view—that it discovers that there is a prima facie...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Overseas Students: Higher Education (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students from other EU member states attending UK universities have student loans.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below 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 72.45% 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") 1337 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
IDOX plc (formerly i-documentsystems group plc) (non-executive); information advisory services, document management software and systems. Address: 2nd Floor, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BF.
25th January 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th February 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th March 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th April 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th May 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th June 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25th July 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 21 July 2011)
25 August 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011)
25 September 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011)
25 October 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011)
25 November 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011)
24 December 2011 monthly payment of £2,083. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 22 December 2011)
Tethys Petroleum Limited (non-executive). Address: University House, 11-13 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EX. Gas and oil exploration and producing company.
1 April 2011, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30hrs. (Registered 21 July 2011)
1 July 2011, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 21 July 2011)
1 October 2011, quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 30hrs. (Registered 22 December 2011)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited, provision of advice on the management and flotation of a power generating subsidiary. Address: Suite 401, Plot 5, Jasola, New Delhi, 110025, India. (Registered 21 July 2011)
21 December 2011, two quarterly payments totalling £15,234. Hours: 100 hrs. (Registered 22 December 2011)
9. Shareholdings
(b) Tethys Petroleum (share options)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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 | £18,268 (350th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,196 (335th) | £19,183 | £20,681 (262nd) | £18,550 (345th) | £18,879 (374th) | £15,170 (joint 339th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,857 (398th) | £17,520 (369th) | £13,533 (576th) | £16,553 | £17,815 (370th) | £18,790 (joint 243rd with 2 others) | £18,199 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £16,709 (277th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,490 (500th) | £94,322 (70th) | £94,182 (28th) | £87,528 | £77,533 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £68,502 (216th) | £65,814 (176th) | £41,456 (486th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,103 (400th) | £3,677 (513th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,678 (595th)1 | £2,820 (554th)2 | £2,616 (569th)3 | £3,006 | £4,617 (548th) | £4,261 (547th) | £4,029 (559th) | £3,827 (528th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £166 (338th) | £166 (340th) | £138 | £239 (joint 344th with 2 others) | £232 (354th) | £472 (265th) | £210 (350th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £21 (337th) | £69 (337th) | 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 | £6,999 (joint 3rd with 4 others) | £1,695 (62nd) | £2,672 (55th) | £2,117 | £1,081 (263rd) | £1,353 (150th) | £2,091 (joint 76th with 1 other) | £1,964 (74th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,239 (41st) | £7,164 (77th) | £6,139 | £3,680 (205th) | £3,422 (210th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,396 (joint 72nd with 2 others) | £1,225 (90th) | £276 | £1,750 (joint 488th with 1 other) | £1,750 (joint 479th with 1 other) | £1,459 (joint 558th with 1 other) | £1,459 (joint 484th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,416 (491st) | £149,987 (269th) | £142,754 (220th) | £134,940 | £127,396 (244th) | £116,860 (377th) | £110,943 (375th) | £80,795 (472nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,618 (420th). Rail £60 (569th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,335 (361st). Rail £333 (512th). Misc £10 (251st). Other: Mileage £12 (86th). Rail £130 (105th).