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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
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video
“Why cannot the Chancellor see the looming spectre of mass unemployment in the next banking crisis, which will be even greater than that of 2008 unless he moves to prohibit the commercial banks from indulging in investment banking? His repeated references to Lehman and Northern Rock are completely irrelevant, as various commentators have pointed out.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Topical Questions (2 Nov 2009) has video
“The Secretary of State has repeatedly and rightly said that many things have changed in Afghanistan since our original intervention in 2001. May I put it to him that one of the things that have changed is that Afghanistan is no longer a threat to this country? Al-Qaeda has moved elsewhere; it does not need caves in the Tora Bora mountains now, because it is able to operate from safe homes in...”
More of Sir Peter Tapsell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 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 2008, 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") 401 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £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).