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Adrian Sanders
Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Adrian Sanders voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tourism, Diabetes, Correspondence, Non-Governmental Organisations, Departmental Food
(based on written questions asked by Adrian Sanders and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Licensing Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Leveson Inquiry (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether the costs of the legal representation of Government Ministers who have been granted core participant status at the Leveson Inquiry will be met from the public purse; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Leveson Inquiry (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport for what reason Ministers which are core participants at the Leveson Inquiry are being represented by Treasury Counsel.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Leveson Inquiry (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will make public funding available on a non-means-tested basis to cover the costs of legal representation at the Leveson Inquiry for all core participants who are (a) active in politics and (b) hon. Members.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 183 written questions in the last year — well above 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 79.74% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 173 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £18,225 (352nd) | £19,924 (390th) | £20,099 (383rd) | £18,753 | £18,354 (385th) | £17,643 (386th) | £19,422 (328th) | £12,295 (507th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,704 (282nd) | £23,656 (73rd) | £22,940 (159th) | £19,572 | £17,256 (400th) | £18,510 (404th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,059 (198th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,347 (326th) | £88,170 (306th) | £84,776 (301st) | £82,926 | £72,274 (245th) | £71,454 (150th) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £41,615 (478th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,731 (252nd) | £9,072 (277th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,805 (302nd)1 | £10,811 (195th)2 | £10,236 (207th)3 | £10,412 | £12,829 (237th) | £12,289 (238th) | £12,316 (joint 229th with 1 other) | £7,737 (334th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,066 (76th) | £2,116 (23rd) | £1,669 (54th) | £2,997 | £2,476 (43rd) | £1,696 (79th) | £887 (185th) | £702 (190th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £543 (209th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,850 (66th) | £1,210 (joint 149th with 1 other) | £1,345 (188th) | £1,284 | £1,339 (joint 201st with 1 other) | £1,124 (joint 211th with 1 other) | £2,146 (69th) | £1,052 (303rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,728 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £6,429 (94th) | £5,216 | £5,195 (133rd) | £5,281 (106th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,323 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £982 (joint 444th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,961 (joint 170th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 165th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 163rd with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 156th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,707 (72nd) | £2,510 (47th) | £0 | £1,427 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,405 (5th) |
| Total | £159,434 (202nd) | £164,063 (56th) | £148,476 (112th) | £142,587 | £131,684 (158th) | £129,958 (119th) | £124,178 (82nd) | £91,826 (238th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,514 (315th). Rail £5,291 (172nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,906 (226th). Rail £6,905 (118th).
3 Car £3,471 (280th). Rail £6,646 (102nd). Other £119 (51st).