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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

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Peter Luff voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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 automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes

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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

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (21 May 2012)

“holding answer 15 May 2012 Urgent operational requirements (UORs) address urgent and unforeseen capability gaps in support of a current or imminent military operation by providing for the rapid purchase or modification of equipment. Where a requirement is specific to a particular operational theatre and can be delivered quickly, it will be funded from the Government Reserve rather than the...”

Written Answers — Defence: Ordnance Board: Disclosure of Information (21 May 2012)

“The information will take time to locate and review. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as it is available.”

Written Answers — Defence: Procurement (21 May 2012)

“We do not retain discrete records of any late payments made to small and medium-sized enterprises. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is, however, a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code and is fully committed, along with the Department's trading partners, to pay all suppliers as quickly as possible. We aim to pay 80% of invoices within five working days and have, since 1 May 2010, paid over 90%...”

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  • Has spoken in 12 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 73.91% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
  • 103 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Peter Luff’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 729 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£150 received from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road London SE1 1FY for opinion survey completed on 29 November 2011. Paid directly to local charity. (Registered 22 December 2011)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
Address of donor : Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: one day’s shooting and one night’s accommodation at Catton Hall, Derbyshire; total value £675
Date of receipt of donation: 16 December 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 16 December 2011
Donor status: Registered Industrial and Provident Society, No 28488R
(Registered 20 December 2011)
8. Land and Property
Two small residential properties, one in Worcester and one in London, both jointly owned with my wife, from which a registrable income is derived.

Register last updated: 30 Apr 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.

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£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).

3 Car £3,981 (243rd). Rail £1,768 (355th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (2 Feb 2010 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (14 Jan 2010 to 19 Jan 2010)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (7 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Chairman, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (7 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (18 Apr 2008 to 7 Oct 2009)
  • Chairman, Business and Enterprise Committee (18 Apr 2008 to 7 Oct 2009)
  • Chairman, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 18 Apr 2008)
  • Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 14 Nov 2007)
  • Chairman, Trade & Industry Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, Trade & Industry Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 1 Nov 2005)
  • Member, Administration Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 16 May 2006)
  • Member, Selection Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
  • Member, Information Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
  • Member, Administration Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
  • Assistant Chief Whip, Whips (10 May 2004 to 20 May 2005)

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