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Michael Ancram
Conservative MP for Devizes
- Also represented Edinburgh South; Berwick and East Lothian
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 13,194 votes. — 213th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Ancram voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gibraltar, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
(based on written questions asked by Michael Ancram and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I am grateful to be called, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I shall be brief, as many of the points I wished to raise have already been made, as is the nature of such debates. It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Dr. Wright). I listened to him with great care, but he was wrong on one point, when he said that he had not heard that we had been calling for sometime for a...”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“I absolutely agree, except obviously for particular matters where national security might be at stake. On that issue, and with respect to my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Mr. Mates), I hope that it is not left to the witnesses to decide what counts as a matter of national security, but that the committee itself makes that decision. I hope that the committee will apportion...”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“There is one way of getting out of this confusion, and that is for this House to pass a one clause Bill enabling the committee to administer the oath within the proceedings.”
More of Michael Ancram's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 392 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 49% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Ancram speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1373 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £15,756 (484th) | £22,030 (joint 250th) | £14,916 | £14,164 (501st) | £14,428 (484th) | £12,423 (568th) | £11,966 (518th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,984 (joint 566th) | £20,082 (358th) | £17,677 | £18,980 (243rd) | £16,111 (552nd) | £16,301 (508th) | £10,273 (joint 515th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £95,089 (54th) | £87,633 (137th) | £80,416 | £72,011 (257th) | £67,916 (326th) | £62,327 (388th) | £47,183 (274th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,333 (570th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,727 (363rd)* | £7,427 (327th)** | £6,250 | £7,980 (joint 421st) | £8,874 (367th) | £7,264 (441st) | £9,024 (272nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £120 (367th) | £239 | £267 (337th) | £495 (271st) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,307 (50th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £534 (joint 468th) | £585 (484th) | £887 | £418 (549th) | £672 (419th) | £739 (453rd) | £757 (425th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,773 (420th) | £2,411 (351st) | £3,626 | £2,186 (375th) | £1,949 (421st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,192 (joint 341st) | £1,009 (409th) | £0 | £1,575 (551st) | £1,575 (537th) | £1,219 (605th) | £1,219 (521st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £11,304 | £3,454 (51st) | £0 | £13,050 (3rd) | £0 |
| Total | £135,695 (466th) | £141,297 (258th) | £135,315 | £121,035 (joint 380th) | £112,020 (484th) | £113,323 (320th) | £80,422 (483rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £390 (567th). Rail £4,602 (201st). Air £1,735 (87th).
** Car £787 (551st). Rail £2,015 (334th). Air £4,625 (77th).