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Philip Dunne
Conservative MP for Ludlow

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Philip Dunne voted on key issues:

• Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Communities and Local Government

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Diabetes, Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations, Child Benefit: Personal Records, Winter Fuel Payment, Low Carbon Buildings Programme

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Most recent appearances

Nato: Joint Strike Fighter (17 Jun 2013)

“Development of the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the joint strike fighter aircraft is progressing well. I saw for myself our third aircraft, of which we have now taken receipt, when I visited Lockheed Martin’s facility in Forth Worth in April, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State also witnessed an F-35B demonstrating its hover capability at Pax River last...”

Nato: Joint Strike Fighter (17 Jun 2013)

“As my hon. Friend knows, the aircraft will be based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. The precise mix of aircraft embarked will depend on the mission, but the carrier will routinely have 12 fast jets embarked for operations whenever she sails outside of home waters, while retaining the capacity to deploy up to the 36 previously planned, providing combat and intelligence capability much greater than...”

Nato: Joint Strike Fighter (17 Jun 2013)

“The UK is the only tier 1 partner in the joint strike fighter partner programme, which is the largest defence programme in the world. UK industry will provide approximately 15% by value of each JSF to be built, which will secure aerospace industry jobs in this country for decades. Five hundred British companies are already involved in the programme through fair and open competition. Indeed,...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 251 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,326 (220th). Other: Rail £69 (120th). European £1,019 (51st).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,707 (252nd).

³ Rail £3,206 (253rd).