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Peter Soulsby

Labour MP for Leicester South

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,717 votes. — 495th 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 Soulsby voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, East Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 8 Feb 2007)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Lung Cancer, Prescription Charges, Health and Safety Inspections, Post Offices: Closures, Asylum: Work Permits

(based on written questions asked by Peter Soulsby and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Business of the House (9 Jul 2009) has video

“On Tuesday, in response to a question from the hon. Member for Blaby (Mr. Robathan), the Minister for Housing announced that he would make a statement on Pennbury and other proposed eco-towns before the summer recess. Given that the Pennbury proposal will have a devastating effect on my constituency and the regeneration of the city of Leicester, and indeed on the constituencies of the hon....”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Pennbury Eco-town (7 Jul 2009) has video

“May I urge the Minister, when he makes an announcement on Pennbury, to reject it firmly? The scheme will have a devastating effect on my constituency and on the city of Leicester in general—on transport infrastructure, in particular, and on regeneration investment in the city. The scheme is based on ludicrously unrealistic projections of traffic and jobs and is, frankly, the wrong...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009) has video

“I warmly welcome the Secretary of State's announcement that he has appointed Sir Mike Tomlinson to undertake a progress report on Leicester. Although considerable progress has been made there, a number of secondary schools still fall below an acceptable standard. Will my right hon. Friend encourage Sir Mike to talk not just to the local authority but to the other education professionals...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 5 select committees (0 as chair).
• 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 87% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Soulsby speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 70 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £166 (580th). Rail £5,448 (168th). Misc £975 (34th).

^** Car £749 (555th). Rail £4,465 (205th).