A selection of Peter Kilfoyle's votes

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• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2007
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 34 votes for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2006–2009
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2003–2007

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Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Bribery Bill [Lords]: Clause 6 16 Mar 2010

  I am sure that we are all extremely pleased to hear Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition defending companies that could end up under the cosh of the Bill’s provisions.  Whether it is facilitation payments, or that a company’s efforts to promote its cause in some exotic place are misconstrued—

• Public Bill Committee: Bribery Bill [Lords]: Clause 6 16 Mar 2010

  I have not got to my point yet. I was particularly taken with the Under-Secretary’s comment that she had consulted the CBI. Obviously, we are all gratified that there is such a doughty defender of civil and human rights in this country, never mind elsewhere. During her consultations, did she consult SOCA to determine its view on the Bill, and especially on clause 6?

• Public Bill Committee: Bribery Bill [Lords] 16 Mar 2010

  A terrible shame!

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Liverpool, Walton

Entered the House of Commons on 4 July 1991 — unknown

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

• Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Transport
• Treasury
• Health
• Iraq
• Tram and Light Rail Schemes
• KPMG
• Hedge Funds
• BAE Systems

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence (28 Jul 1999 to 30 Jan 2000)
• Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Heffer
• Kenneth Thompson
• James Haworth
• Reginald Purbrick
• Harry Chilcott
• F.E. Smith
• James Stock
• Miles Mattinson
• John Gibson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Steve Rotheram
• Dan Carden

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
• Bribery Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Peter Kilfoyle’s speeches
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• 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 63.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 25 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 263 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)