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Alan Whitehead MP
Alan Whitehead
Member of Parliament
for Southampton Test
Incumbent
Assumed office 
1 May 1997
Preceded by James Hill
Born 15 September 1950 (1950-09-15) (age 57)
Isleworth
Nationality British
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Southampton

Alan Patrick Vincent Whitehead (born 15 September 1950, Isleworth) is the Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Test. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Southampton Test is a Borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sir James Stanley Allen Hill ( 21 December, 1926 &mdash 16 February, 1999) was a British Conservative politician Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of England. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Southampton Test is a Borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was first elected to the seat in 1997.

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Early life

He went to Isleworth Grammar School (now Isleworth and Syon School) on Ridgeway Road in Isleworth. Isleworth and Syon School is an all-male secondary comprehensive with sixth form (for boys aged 11 to 18 in Hounslow, Greater London, England. Isleworth (ˈaɪzəlwɜːθ is a suburb located in the London Borough of Hounslow alongside the River Thames in West London.

He studied Politics and Philosophy at the University of Southampton, was President of Southampton University Students' Union and holds a PhD in Political Science. The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of England. The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of England. From 1979-82 he was Director of OUTSET, then from 1983-92 he worked for BIIT, being Director, both being charities. Before becoming an MP, Dr Whitehead was the Leader of Southampton City Council from 1984 to 1992 and a Professor of Public Policy at Southampton Institute. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Southampton Solent University is a University of 17000 students based in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Personal life

Dr Whitehead married Sophie Wronska in 1979, and they have a son and daughter. He is a member of the Saints Trust and plays in the UK parliamentary football team. He is currently set to be the first MP to have a wind turbine installed on his roof.

Career in Parliament

Current committee memberships:

Chair of PRASEG, the Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group Co-Chair, Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Waste Group Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poland Member, Associate Parliamentary Ports and Merchant Navy Group Member, Group on Charitable Giving Member, Estonia All-Party Parliamentary Group

Dr Whitehead voted against the Iraq war on the basis of the mission not receiving endorsement from the UN[2]. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign He lobbied for changes to the Government's Education White Paper. He does not support building new nuclear power stations, believing nuclear to be uneconomic. He voted in favour of ID cards and for a ban on fox hunting.

Renewable energy politics

Dr Whitehead has lobbied for the increased use of sustainable energy sources, particularly microgeneration. Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs Microgeneration is the generation of zero or low-carbon heat and power by individuals small businesses and communities to meet their He criticised the results of the Energy Review[3] and was the co-author of EDM 2204 [4] which states ‘the case for nuclear has not yet been made’ and urges the government to ‘recognise the enormous potential for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by energy efficiency and conservation, greater use of combined heat and power, and rapid investment in the full range of renewable technologies, including microgeneration. ’

As leader of Southampton City Council in 1986, Dr Whitehead proposed that the city council take measures to become a ‘self sustaining city’ with regard to energy generation[5]. One such measure was the conversion of Southampton Civic Centre to being heated by local reservoirs of geothermal energy. Geothermal power (from the Greek roots geo, meaning earth and therme, meaning heat is energy generated by heat stored in the earth or the collection The scheme recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. In a recent survey of carbon emissions in major UK cities conducted by British Gas, Southampton was ranked as being one of the lowest carbon emitting cities in Britain[6].

Dr Whitehead now sits as a non-executive director of a new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project, funded by the Government as part of the regeneration of outer Shirley[7]. Energy recycling Cogeneration (also combined heat and power, CHP) is the use of a Heat engine or a Power station to simultaneously generate both The CHP system recycles the by-product 'low grade heat' made during the electricity generation process and uses the by-product to heat water which is piped to local homes.

Dr Whitehead’s Private Members Bill Management of Energy in Buildings, was ‘talked out’ by Conservative backbenchers in 2005, but many of the Bill’s most important aspects were incorporated into the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, sponsored by Mark Lazarowicz MP. The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 is an Act of Parliament which aims to boost the number of Heat and Electricity Microgeneration Mark Lazarowicz, (born Marek Jerzy Lazarowicz Dagenham, August 8, 1953) is a Scottish politician and Labour and Co-operative The Act received royal assent in 2006[8].

Dr Whitehead’s amendments to the bill included:

Houses in Multiple Occupancy

Due to the high concentration of houses in multiple occupation in Southampton, in 2007 Whitehead proposed changing planning regulations which would mean a landlord would be required to apply for planning permission if they wanted to convert a family home into an HMO housing more than 4 people. Different legislation applies to the different countries of the United Kingdom Domestic Housing in the United Kingdom presents one of the major opportunities for achieving the 20% overall cut in UK Carbon dioxide emissions targeted by the Government See Development Control for an overall explanation of how control under the Town and Country Planning legislation is operated in the United Kingdom Microgeneration is the generation of zero or low-carbon heat and power by individuals small businesses and communities to meet their Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs also known as Houses of Multiple Occupancy, is a British English term which refers to residential property where ‘common areas’ [9]. The proposal is being considered as part of the government's current review of the private housing sector, which will report in October 2008. [10]

Pre-pay meters

Alan Whitehead is currently campaigning with the National Housing Federation to end the current pricing practice utilised by several energy companies which sees customers who pay for their electricity or gas via pre-pay meters pay more for the same amount of energy than customers who pay via direct debit. The National Housing Federation (NHF is the umbrella organisation for social housing providers in the UK [11] Dr Whitehead argues:

“Ten per cent. of pre-pay electricity customers are in fuel poverty compared with only 3. 5 per cent. of direct debit customers. In short, those who need affordable energy most pay far more for it than those who do not. What is worse, because of the nature of pre-payment, most of them are not aware of that fact. ”

Supplier Average Standard Credit Average Pre-pay meter Average difference

SC to PPM
Npower £911 £1,021 +£110
Powergen £916 £1,001 +£85
British Gas £914 £994 +£80
SSE £872 £935 +£63
EDF £908 £934 +£26
Scottish Power £961 £931 - £30

Source: http://www.alan-whitehead.org.uk/pr/2007/october09.html

Education Bill 2006

Along with fellow Labour MPs Estelle Morris, John Denham and Martin Salter, Dr Whitehead co-wrote the so-called alternative education white paper 'Shaping the Education Bill- Reaching for Consensus,' which criticised the weakening of the role of Local Education Authorities in the provision of education services and called for the schools admissions code to be made mandatory. Estelle Morris Baroness Morris of Yardley PC (born 17 June 1952 Manchester) is a British Labour politician and member of the House of John Yorke Denham (born 15 July 1953) British Politician, Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen Martin John Salter (born 19 April 1954 in Hampton, in west London) is a United Kingdom politician He voted for the Bill when Alan Johnson, the new Education Secretary, accepted many of the alternative white paper’s proposals. Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950 is a British Labour Party Politician and the Secretary of State for Health.

Rebellions

Dr Whitehead has rebelled against a government 3-line whip on the following issues:

Following Labour's defeat in the Crewe and Nantwich By-election Alan Whitehead compared Gordon Brown to the former US President William Taft, citing that both had lacked the “phwoarr” factor which is now seen as necessary to survive in today's political climate. The UK Trident programme is the United Kingdom 's Trident missile -based nuclear weapons programme. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Crewe and Nantwich by-election 2008 was a parliamentary By-election held on 22 May 2008 for the British House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice [12]

World Cup 2006

Professor Whitehead was criticised in the press when he accepted free tickets to attend the world cup from his friend the Labour MP Clive Betts. Mr Betts had received the tickets from corporate sponsor McDonalds on behalf of the Parliamentary Football Team where Whitehead plays in goal. Some England supporters were angry that tickets were being given to sponsors rather than to fans while the issue also raised questions over MPs that accepted hospitality may compromise their future impartiality over tackling issues like obesity. [13][14][15]

See also

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Hill		 Member of Parliament for Southampton Test
1997 – present		 Incumbent
The Wessex Constitutional Convention is a UK all-party Pressure group with the following stated aims To achieve the broadest consensus on the For energy use in practice see Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom The current Energy Policy of the United Kingdom is set The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Sir James Stanley Allen Hill ( 21 December, 1926 &mdash 16 February, 1999) was a British Conservative politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Southampton Test is a Borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election
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