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Peter Luff
Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire
- Also represented Worcester
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Defence Equipment, Support and Technology), Defence (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — 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 Luff voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. 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 laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Accommodation Centres, Foot and Mouth, Bovine TB, Police, Digital Broadcasting
(based on written questions asked by Peter Luff and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of 31)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Military Aircraft: Helicopters (2 Feb 2012)
“The previous Government's Rotary Wing Strategy was outlined to Parliament in December 2009. Following the strategic defence and security review, we commissioned a review of the Rotary Wing Strategy to ensure that it was up to date and would effectively deliver Future Force 2020. This was known as the Defence Rotary Wing Capability Study. The Defence Rotary Wing Capability Study reported to...”
- Written Answers — Defence: RAF Northolt (2 Feb 2012)
“No decision has been made to change the use of RAF Northolt, although as with all Ministry of Defence assets we continue to scrutinise defence expenditure to ensure we get the best return for the taxpayer.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Aircraft Carriers (1 Feb 2012)
“The Statement of Intent, jointly signed at Defence Secretary level on 5 January 2012, provides a high level framework for US/UK co-operation as the UK regenerates a carrier strike capability. Principal co-operative activities, including training, will be taken forward progressively through the working group structure established by the Statement of Intent and may, if necessary, be subject to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71.27% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 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") 723 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £22,982 (146th) | £19,694 (403rd) | £20,014 (386th) | £19,483 | £19,435 (336th) | £19,016 (318th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,649 (465th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,055 (111th) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,751 (544th) | £20,994 (176th) | £18,962 (432nd) | £23,775 | £18,328 (334th) | £18,433 (417th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,637 (173rd) |
| Staffing costs | £88,300 (475th) | £83,194 (464th) | £83,816 (340th) | £70,265 | £61,507 (595th) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £43,110 (437th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,327 (joint 78th with 1 other) | £4,784 (470th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,702 (399th)1 | £5,327 (448th)2 | £5,749 (414th)3 | £6,777 | £7,121 (459th) | £9,537 (340th) | £8,938 (378th) | £9,080 (269th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £840 (89th) | £146 (354th) | £596 (200th) | £353 | £299 (327th) | £0 | £121 (joint 408th with 1 other) | £238 (333rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £821 (joint 145th with 1 other) | £617 (188th) | 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 | £3,777 (291st) | £1,134 (183rd) | £954 (joint 296th with 1 other) | £1,253 | £740 (386th) | £1,142 (205th) | £1,076 (304th) | £1,125 (287th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,790 (joint 416th with 1 other) | £2,848 (302nd) | £3,836 | £1,819 (joint 435th with 1 other) | £3,395 (217th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,335 (joint 142nd with 3 others) | £1,132 (joint 197th with 5 others) | £0 | £2,040 (27th) | £2,040 (23rd) | £2,040 (23rd) | £1,827 (joint 369th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,500 (370th) | £139,015 (421st) | £134,071 (396th) | £125,742 | £112,907 (514th) | £119,410 (329th) | £113,166 (325th) | £88,666 (329th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,025 (186th). Rail £1,671 (385th). Misc £6 (247th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,853 (128th). Rail £364 (506th). Misc £110 (152nd).