A selection of Peter Ainsworth’s votes

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• Almost always voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007.
• Voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2008.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007.
• Almost always voted against university tuition fees Show votes 1 vote for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2004.
• Voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010.
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 32 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2009.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Emissions: Advertising 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what procedures his Department has put in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the Act on Carbon Dioxide advertising campaign; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Youth Parliaments 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what steps his Department takes to ensure that its funding for county Youth Parliaments represents value for money; and if he will make a statement; (2) how much funding his Department has provided to the Surrey Youth Parliament in each of the last three years.

• Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Museums and Galleries: Overseas Visitors 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) whether he has made an estimate of the (a) total financial contribution made by foreign national visitors to national museums and galleries in each year since 1997 and (b) proportion of the turnover of those museums attributable to such contributions in each of those years; and if he will make a statement; (2) what estimate...

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for East Surrey

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Culture Media and Sport
• Trade and Industry
• Transport
• Health
• Foot and Mouth
• Environmental Appraisals
• Departmental Computers
• Departmental Buildings
• Wood

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (6 Jan 2009 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jan 2009)
• Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Member, Liaison Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (10 Jan 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Chairman, Environmental Audit Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art (28 May 2004 to 10 Jan 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Geoffrey Howe
• William Clark
• Charles Doughty
• Michael Astor

Future MPs in this constituency

• Sam Gyimah
• Claire Coutinho

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)