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Peter Viggers
Conservative MP for Gosport
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 5,730 votes. — 418th 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 Viggers voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Dec 2005)
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Means-tested Benefits, Royal Hospital, Haslar, Defence Medical Services, Asylum Seekers, Immigration Accommodation Centres
(based on written questions asked by Peter Viggers and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Reserve Forces (2 Nov 2009) has video
“What his most recent assessment is of the adequacy of training facilities for the reserve forces; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Reserve Forces (2 Nov 2009) has video
“When I asked a written question last week about the future of the Browndown training facility in my constituency, I was told that there was a review of operations and several rationalisation measures had been identified. If rationalisation means the closure or restricted use of training facilities, it would have a devastating effect on cadet and reserve activity. What future can we look to...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Browndown Training Facility (22 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the Browndown training facility at Gosport; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Peter Viggers's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 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 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Peter Viggers speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 657 times in debates — well 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) | £19,927 | £20,371 (285th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,509 (joint 115th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,703 (201st) | £32,140 (3rd) | £15,857 | £17,242 (joint 401st) | £18,797 (joint 205th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £22,043 (116th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £71,754 (604th) | £72,461 (580th) | £69,176 | £71,682 (268th) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £67,354 (163rd) | £45,810 (328th) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,657 (25th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,882 (304th)* | £7,816 (309th)** | £5,251 | £12,248 (262nd) | £13,287 (203rd) | £12,217 (236th) | £9,215 (264th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £199 (325th) | £81 (joint 387th) | £0 | £0 | £72 (joint 443rd) | £23 (458th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,020 (joint 121st) | 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 | £278 (joint 595th) | £277 (613th) | £219 | £335 (joint 578th) | £500 (509th) | £859 (401st) | £637 (joint 494th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £977 (571st) | £485 (joint 623rd) | £0 | £1,157 (552nd) | £1,287 (515th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,213 (joint 307th) | £1,044 (352nd) | £69 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,766 (392nd) | £136,414 (352nd) | £110,499 | £125,001 (291st) | £126,140 (182nd) | £120,375 (161st) | £96,180 (143rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,139 (93rd). Rail £404 (503rd). Misc £6 (256th). Other: European £2,333 (9th).
** Car £6,239 (62nd). Rail £174 (527th). European £1,403 (21st).