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Peter Robinson
DUP MP for Belfast East, DUP MLA for Belfast East
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 5,877 votes. — 297th 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 Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Defence, Treasury, Transport, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Warm Homes Scheme, Assets Recovery Agency, Child Support Agency, Prisons
(based on written questions asked by Peter Robinson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)
“He was here during the Second Stage debate, too.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)
“Will the Member give way?”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (10 Nov 2009)
“Will the Member tell the Assembly how the DUP messed around at St Andrews with the positions of the First Minister and deputy First Minister? If the Member took the time to read the St Andrews Agreement, he would see that it states that the position of First Minister goes to the largest party in the largest designation.”
More of Peter Robinson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 38% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Robinson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 506 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
First Minister of Northern Ireland (since 2 June 2008).
Payment of £71,434 p.a. 132 hours worked exclusively on ministerial work in July 2009.
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, Belfast.
Payment of £14,367 (? of £43,101 salary) p.a. 33 hours worked in July 2009, including some additional work as First Minister. In addition, 82 hours worked as Assembly Member in July 2009, including some work as Member of Parliament.
8. Land and Property
Joint ownership with my wife of constituency office at Dundela Avenue in East Belfast.
Apartment in London
Holiday villa in USA
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £19,864 (392nd) | £19,558 (405th) | £17,835 | £19,329 (344th) | £19,710 (281st) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,333 (joint 319th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,301 (460th) | £8,951 (626th) | £18,365 | £10,934 (594th) | £16,495 (543rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £13,121 (411th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £72,870 (599th) | £95,726 (19th) | £77,368 | £75,223 (136th) | £63,690 (527th) | £57,528 (568th) | £50,611 (joint 155th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,136 (523rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,551 (129th)* | £16,165 (45th)** | £17,484 | £15,830 (122nd) | £16,529 (108th) | £15,417 (129th) | £12,681 (120th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,460 (48th) | £1,436 (74th) | £1,094 | £1,408 (130th) | £717 (joint 211th) | £1,116 (145th) | £2,880 (16th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £288 (joint 585th) | £394 (576th) | £344 | £61 (648th) | £543 (489th) | £566 (541st) | £525 (537th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,355 (501st) | £526 (619th) | £1,000 | £0 | £1,779 (451st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,349 (joint 114th) | £1,100 (joint 239th) | £0 | £1,947 (joint 199th) | £1,947 (joint 194th) | £1,947 (joint 192nd) | £1,947 (joint 183rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £128,174 (549th) | £143,856 (198th) | £133,490 | £124,732 (292nd) | £121,410 (275th) | £114,530 (290th) | £97,098 (131st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £799 (458th). Air £10,249 (36th). Other: European £1,503 (24th).
** Car £524 (565th). Rail £1,366 (392nd). Air £14,157 (13th). Other £118 (52nd).