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Sir Peter Tapsell
Conservative MP for Louth & Horncastle
- Also represented Linsey East; Horncastle; Nottingham West
- Entered Parliament on 8 October 1959 — General election
- Majority: 9,896 votes. — 256th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sir Peter Tapsell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Has never voted on 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Defence, Work and Pensions, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Crimes of Violence: Lincolnshire, Engagements, Army: Afghanistan, Pension Schemes
(based on written questions asked by Sir Peter Tapsell and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Parliamentary Standards Bill (29 Jun 2009) has video
“Why is it appropriate to go through this great constitutional rigmarole in advance of the recommendations of Sir Christopher Kelly's committee, which is bound to cover all the same ground? The Prime Minister has said, I think unwisely, that we are going to accept in full all that committee's recommendations, which are bound to cut across some of the proposals in the Bill, which means that we...”
More of Sir Peter Tapsell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 20–21 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") 394 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,789 (joint 218th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,100 (590th) | £12,270 (595th) | £9,790 | £9,323 (617th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £16,927 (269th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £100,790 (12th) | £95,444 (21st) | £94,290 | £84,215 (21st) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £68,960 (125th) | £53,352 (94th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,285 (547th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,128 (457th)* | £5,123 (462nd)** | £4,923 | £5,259 (528th) | £4,603 (537th) | £5,539 (503rd) | £4,307 (500th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £133 (359th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £277 (321st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,199 (110th) | 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 | £407 (541st) | £561 (504th) | £533 | £555 (joint 474th) | £303 (595th) | £1,056 (joint 309th) | £367 (joint 600th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,584 (284th) | £2,140 (392nd) | £1,962 | £2,386 (348th) | £1,480 (joint 494th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,105 (488th) | £971 (465th) | £0 | £1,576 (joint 549th) | £1,576 (joint 535th) | £1,576 (joint 508th) | £1,470 (joint 480th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,681 (327th) | £138,752 (305th) | £133,132 | £124,216 (303rd) | £118,867 (338th) | £115,087 (joint 277th) | £92,489 (224th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,380 (479th). Rail £3,748 (251st).