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Philip Dunne
Conservative MP for Ludlow
- Whip, Whips (since 19 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 2,027 votes. — 561st 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 Philip Dunne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Diabetes, Child Benefit: Personal Records, Winter Fuel Payment, Low Carbon Buildings Programme, Single Farm Payments
(based on written questions asked by Philip Dunne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what methodology the Valuation Office Agency used in its 2010 business rates revaluation to calculate the fuel margin obtained in the independent petrol filling station network; and what factors that methodology takes into account.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the economic effects of the 2010 business rates revaluation on the network of independent petrol filling stations.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make his policy to postpone the implementation of the 2010 business rates revaluation for petrol filling stations.”
More of Philip Dunne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 75 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 224 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £12,552 (519th) | £20,547 (214th) | £21,076 (231st) | £19,185 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £98,625 (211th) | £90,297 (211th) | £86,216 (246th) | £83,927 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £14,387 (33rd) | £10,312 (105th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,414 (425th)3 | £3,707 (525th)2 | £3,206 (548th)1 | £3,249 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £130 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £130 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,111 (43rd) | £2,012 (64th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £230 (53rd) | £232 (joint 61st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,912 (joint 126th with 1 other) | £1,380 (joint 113th with 1 other) | £1,221 (217th) | £2,883 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,417 (110th) | £3,743 (215th) | £8,834 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,149 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £888 (570th) | £888 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £139,231 (468th) | £134,183 (486th) | £116,480 (577th) | £118,966 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,707 (252nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,326 (220th). Other: Rail £69 (120th). European £1,019 (51st).