A selection of Greg Pope's votes

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• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2004
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 36 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2006–2009
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Racism 6 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will extend the terms of reference of his Department's review of the provisions which prevent the promotion of racism in schools to include the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir.

• Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Disabled Facilities Grants: Hyndburn 24 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he intends to announce the Disabled Facilities Grants allocation for Hyndburn borough council for the year 2010-11.

• Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Lancashire 23 Mar 2010

  To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to announce his decision on whether to proceed with the proposed Pennine Reach bus service.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Hyndburn

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Health
• Defence
• Honours
• Ministerial Travel
• Departmental Marketing
• Members: Correspondence
• Uzbekistan

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Assistant Whip (6 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kenneth Hargreaves

Future MPs in this constituency

• Graham Jones

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Chairman, Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Chairman, Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Police and Justice Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Drugs Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Greg Pope’s speeches
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 27 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 49 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)