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Peter Lilley
Conservative MP for Hitchin & Harpenden
- Also represented St Albans
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 11,393 votes. — 198th 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 Lilley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Work Permits, Departmental Minutes, Pension Provision
(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 n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson), if only because it reminds us how far the rest of us have moved on over the past couple of decades. I hope that he will forgive me if I do not return to fight the old battles, which he enjoys fighting even though he lost. I see no need to re-fight them, because we won. I have found that I can...”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If we leave this too late and as a result there is a crisis, we will have to take much more brutal action: instead of companies simply not recruiting, they will have to sack people; instead of voluntary redundancies, there will be compulsory redundancies. That will be the inevitable consequence of taking too long over implementing the measures that we need...”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“We should not. We started then from a very different situation, with massive over-manning in both the public and private sectors. Because of changes in the economy and in trade union law, that situation was seen to change. That happened in other countries that moved from a very socialised economy to a more liberal one, as a result of being too socialised and too syndicated in the first...”
More of Peter Lilley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Lilley 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: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (499th) | £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)3 | £2,820 (554th)2 | £2,616 (569th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,335 (361st). Rail £333 (512th). Misc £10 (251st). Other: Mileage £12 (86th). Rail £130 (105th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,618 (420th). Rail £60 (569th).