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Peter Soulsby
Former Labour MP for Leicester South
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Left Parliament on 1 April 2011 — Resigned
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Peter Soulsby voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Petition — Education Maintenance Allowance (15 Mar 2011)
“A few weeks ago, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz), supported by my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester West (Liz Kendall) and me, launched a city-wide petition against the Government’s proposals to abolish the education maintenance allowance. Last week my right hon. Friend presented a petition presented by those who study at Gateway college in his...”
- [Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Forestry Commission (1 Mar 2011)
“I understand the Minister’s reluctance to give the names of those who might serve on the panel, but surely he will accept that it is important that those who have spoken out so strongly on behalf of woodlands and forests have their voice heard on that panel. Will he at this stage agree to ensure that on that panel are members of the public and local campaign groups who have been...”
- [Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Forestry Commission (1 Mar 2011)
“I join other hon. Members in congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford (Joan Ruddock) on securing the debate. It is clear from the contributions that Members have made that, despite the Government’s somewhat change of approach, this is still a current issue for us. As she reminds us, the context of her request for the debate was the threat to England’s...”
More of Peter Soulsby's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 67.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 122 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 100 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Mar 2011. 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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,051 (175th) | £22,090 (joint 217th with 2 others) | £21,484 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,807 (133rd) | £20,948 (181st) | £28,117 (40th) | £27,791 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £99,680 (175th) | £89,985 (230th) | £85,795 (265th) | £54,548 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £7,187 (393rd) | £7,853 (339th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,320 (366th)1 | £6,589 (374th)2 | £5,214 (457th)3 | £3,833 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,061 (78th) | £582 (182nd) | £28 (423rd) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,921 (50th) | £1,937 (66th) | 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 | £2,537 (435th) | £1,189 (joint 156th with 2 others) | £746 (392nd) | £1,908 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,830 (148th) | £2,767 (309th) | £6,298 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £987 (joint 582nd with 2 others) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £1,504 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £164,519 (133rd) | £156,951 (144th) | £145,687 (162nd) | £117,366 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £250 (559th). Rail £5,249 (174th). Misc £821 (49th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £166 (580th). Rail £5,448 (168th). Misc £975 (34th).