John Butterfill
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Sir John Butterfill FRICS | |
|---|---|
 Butterfill as an MP | |
| Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Eden |
| Succeeded by | Conor Burns |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Valentine Butterfill 14 February 1941 Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Died | 7 November 2021 (aged 80) Hampshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Pamela Ross-Symons (m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession |
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| Awards | Knight Bachelor (2004) |
| Website | Official website |
Sir John Valentine Butterfill
Early life and career
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Born in
He was elected as the chairman of the
Parliamentary career
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In 1979, Butterfill contested London South East Inner at the European Parliamentary election but was defeated comfortably by Labour's Richard Balfe. He was selected to contest the Croydon North West by-election in 1981, which was caused by the death of Conservative MP Robert Taylor.
It came as a great surprise when
Butterfill remained a
Butterfill served on many
In 1995, he entered a bill to place the UK in Central European Time. It was opposed by many Scottish MPs.[4]
He introduced the Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill, which was renamed and became the Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Act 2007.
Expenses
In May 2009, as part of the
Butterfill repaid £17,479 in discretionary repayments to the government related to the expenses row. However, Butterfill was only over-paid by a total of £2,032.47 for mortgage interest (£1,408 in 2006–07 and £625 in 2008–09). He was also overpaid by a total of £332 for council tax in 2005–06 (of which £47.66 was due to payments not being reduced for dissolution and £284.00 due to an incorrect adjustment when moving house). The total repayment recommended was £2,364.[6]
Dispatches lobbyist investigation
Butterfill was one of the MPs named in a 2010
In the final report of the Standards Commissioner, it was deemed that Butterfill did not breach parliamentary rules:
The Commissioner does not consider that any of the statements made by Sir John during the course of his meeting with the undercover reporter or any of the actions he took as a Member referred to in his statements were in breach of the rules of the House. He has not, therefore, upheld the allegations against Sir John.[9]
Personal life
He married Pamela Ross-Symons in 1965 in Surrey, and they had a son and three daughters. He was awarded a knighthood in the 2004 New Year Honours for "services to Parliament."[10] He was a council member of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. His constituency included the centre of Bournemouth.
Butterfill died in Hampshire[11] on 7 November 2021, at the age of 80.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 1991 c. 20. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Insolvency Act 1994". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 1994 c. 7. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Policyholders Protection Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 1997 c. 18. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Debate on Daylight Saving Time". On the Record. 14 January 1996. BBC-1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ Prince, Rosa (27 May 2009). "MPs' expenses: Tory MP Sir John Butterfill paid no tax on £600,000 house profit". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ House of Commons Members Estimate Committee (4 February 2010). Review of past ACA payments (PDF) (First Report of Session 2009–10). London: The Stationery Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Tory MP Sir John Butterfill offered access to chiefs for £35,000". Daily Mirror. 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Cameron dashes Tory Butterfill's peerage hopes after 'lobby firm boasts'". Evening Standard. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ House of Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges (9 December 2010). Sir John Butterfill, Mr Stephen Byers, Ms Patricia Hewitt, Mr Geoff Hoon, Mr Richard Caborn and Mr Adam Ingram (PDF) (Ninth Report of Session 2010–11). London: The Stationery Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "No. 57155". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2003. p. 1.
- ^ "DOR Q4/2021 in HAMPSHIRE (504-1G)". GRO Online Indexes. General Register Office for England and Wales. Entry Number 523044028. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Butterfill, Pamela (11 November 2021). "BUTTERFILL Sir John Valentine". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Sir John Butterfill obituary". The Times. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
