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Peter Lilley
Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden

  • Also represented St Albans
  • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Peter Lilley voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes

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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)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons (1 Feb 2012)

“I support my hon. Friend the Minister on the issue of the Child Support Agency, but I want to make a brief observation on the housing benefit issue. My constituency might be wholly different from those of the Members who have spoke so far, but the overwhelming majority of the cases I deal with at my surgery involve people who want additional rooms because they have growing families or...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons (1 Feb 2012)

“Members will have an opportunity to make their points later in the debate. I am merely saying that in my constituency—”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons (1 Feb 2012)

“I will.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 4 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 71.05% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 6 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") 1335 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.
25 June 2010, monthly payment of £1,234.06. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
23 July 2010, monthly payment of £1,233.66. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
25 August 2010, monthly payment of £1,234.06. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
24 September 2010, monthly payment of £1,234.06. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
25 October 2010, monthly payment of £1,233.66. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
25 November 2010, monthly payment of £1,234.06. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
24 December 2010, monthly payment of £1,234.06. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
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)
Melchior Japan Investment Trust (non-executive). Address: BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Ltd, 55 Moorgate, London EC2R 6PA. I ceased to be a director on 3 November 2010.
28 June 2010, quarterly payment of £2,250. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
28 September 2010, quarterly payment of £2,250. Hours: 19 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
28 October 2010, final payment of £838.20. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
Tethys Petroleum Limited (non-executive). Address: University House, 11-13 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EX. Gas and oil exploration and producing company.
6 July 2010, received quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 22 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
1 October 2010, received quarterly payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 32 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
21 October 2010, received additional payment of £4,000 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
4 January 2011, quarter payment of £11,750 for attending meetings and advising on business developments. Hours: 34 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2011)
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: 13 Jan 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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

3 Car £2,448 (370th). Rail £99 (549th). Other £69 (57th).