Nick Palmer, former MP, Broxtowe

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A selection of Nick Palmer's votes

Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010
Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 37 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2006–2009
Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

I am just concerned, as are a lot of people out there, that what is underlying this debate is a Front-Bench stitch-up. None of the Front Benchers are saying clearly that they are taking a different course. They are whingeing at length about the process, but we are not hearing an alternative concept. For me, the basic case for what is being proposed has not been made, and until we have a...
Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

Is the hon. Gentleman going to proceed from his party political knockabout to tell us what the Conservative party's position is? Were it to take power, would it not do something very similar?
Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

I shall be brief, because time is short. I am possibly one of the few Members who have suffered directly from illegal copying. When I produced my video game it was almost immediately copied, and I presume that I lost some royalties from that. So I do not consider this to be a completely trivial problem, as has been suggested. However, there are two basic difficulties. First, the remedy is...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Broxtowe

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

Social Media

@NickPalmerMP

Expenses

Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

Defence
Home Department
Education and Skills
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Northern Ireland
Peace Process
Post Office
Agency Performance Targets
Prisons (Rehabilitation)
School Toilets

Other offices held in the past

Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
Member, Justice Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
PPS (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)
PPS (Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry (10 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
PPS (Team PPS), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Future MPs in this constituency

Anna Soubry

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Energy Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
Finance Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Company Law Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 22)
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
Communications Bill Committee (15 out of 25)
Water Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Nick Palmer’s speeches
Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below 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 82.22% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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.
58 people are tracking this MP
Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 218 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 12 Apr 2010.

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

£50 from Communicate Research Ltd for completing opinion survey. Time worked 20 minutes. (Registered 1 July 2009)

£50 from Populus for completing opinion survey. Time worked 10 minutes. Fee paid to charity. (Registered 2 July 2009)

£310 from Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London, E13 8LP, for providing Danish interpretation services. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£85 from Sedat Limani, 201 -1419 17 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada, for Danish translation services. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)

Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC,POB 506563 Dubai.

£66 for French translation and editing services. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£56 for French translation and editing services. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£140 for translation and editing. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 7 February 2010)

£99 from Sedat Limani, 201-1419 17 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada for Danish translation services. Hours: 12 hours. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£50 from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, for completing a survey. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£150 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY, for completing survey. Hours: 40mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£225 from Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London, E13 8LP, for Danish interpretation services. Hours: 2hrs. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£75 from BPRI Group, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX, for completing a survey. Hours: 20mins. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£50 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT, for completing a survey. Hours: 20 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 13 September 2009)

£47 from Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC, POB 506563, Dubai for French translation and editing. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 6 October 2009)

£314 from Sedat Limani, 201-1419 17 Av NW, Calgary, Alberta T2M 2C6, Canada, for Danish translation. Hours: 16hrs. (Registered 6 October 2009)

Received £71.59 for Danish interpretation. Address of payer: Language Group, 28 Lincoln Road, London E13 8LP. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2009)

Received advance payment of £171 for website editing. Address of payer: Dannalab, Toekomststraat 15, Enschede, 7521 CL, The Netherlands. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2009)

Received further advance payment of £171 for website editing. Address of payer: Dannalab, Toekomststraat 15, Enschede, 7521 CL, The Netherlands. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)

Received £105 for Danish translation work. Address of payer: TW Languages, Caidan House, Canal Rd, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire,WA14 1TD. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)

Received £75 for completing panel survey. Address of payer: ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 28 December 2009)

Received £26 for editing work. Address of payer: Cyril Simmonet, Keross LLC, POB 506563, Dubai. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)

Walk In Translations, Woodstock, Carrigtohill, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Received £85 for German translation work. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 28 December 2009)

Received £364 for German translation. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 7 February 2010)

Received £242 for German translation. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 14 March 2010)

Received £75 for completing survey. Address: Communications Research, 28 Broadway, London SW1H 9JX. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 February 2010)

Received £18 for German translation. Address: tolingo GmbH, Stahltwiete 16, 22761 Hamburg, Germany. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 14 March 2010)

9. Registrable shareholdings

Millholt Investments Ltd; a family company owning a flat and some investments.

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Nick Palmer

A selection of Nick Palmer's votes

Recent appearances

Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

Business of the House: Clause 4 — Obligation to notify subscribers of reported infringements 7 Apr 2010

Profile

Social Media

Expenses

Topics of interest

Other offices held in the past

Previous MPs in this constituency

Future MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Numerology

Register of Members’ Interests