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Philip Hollobone

Conservative MP for Kettering

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• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,301 votes. — 533rd 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 Hollobone 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
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Transport Committee (since 12 Dec 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Deputy Prime Minister

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Coroners, Diabetes, Railways, Early Retirement

(based on written questions asked by Philip Hollobone and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

“Kettering was chosen to be the UK representative in the international consultation on climate change issues ahead of Copenhagen. People were asked: "To what extent were you familiar with climate change and its consequences" before taking part in the consultation? In reply, 58 per cent. of those from Kettering said that they knew some, 19 per cent. said that they knew little, and 19 per cent....”

Points of Order (5 Nov 2009)

“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, in regard to your very welcome statement about tickets for service men to attend Prime Minister's Question Time. Has consideration been given to allowing servicemen to sit in the largely unused upper viewing Galleries for Members?”

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009)

“On the eve of Remembrance Sunday and in a week that has seen a high-profile court case involving a young man who urinated on a war memorial, may we have a statement from the Ministry of Defence about the special and sacred way in which war memorials should be considered by the public and the sanctions available to the police and the law authorities to use against those who seek to ruin the...”

More of Philip Hollobone's recent appearances

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 95 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 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.
• 122 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Philip Hollobone speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 237 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,675 (439th). Rail £4,839 (191st). Misc £790 (45th).

^** Car £1,993 (429th). Rail £4,774 (187th).