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Adrian Sanders
Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Adrian Sanders voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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 more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. 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)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Diabetes: Nurses (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist diabetes nursing posts there are in the NHS; and how many are vacant.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Copyright: Education (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has assessed the compliance of the proposal in the Hargreaves Review to extend education copyright exceptions with the European Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society 2001.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Driving: Licensing (26 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if she will estimate the length of time required to update (a) driving licences and (b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency records when recording a change in medical circumstances; (2) whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sets targets in respect of the return of driving licences submitted as a consequence of changed medical...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 245 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 81.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from ComRes for completing opinion polls. Address: ComRes, 4 Millbank, London:
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 19 October 2010)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 24 November 2010)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 17 January 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 18 February 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 10 March 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 10 May 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 3 June 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to my local constituency party. (Registered 21 June 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Received payment of £75. Hours: 40 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 29 December 2011)
Payments from Ipsos MORI for completing opinion polls. Address: 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
Received payment of £150 for completing an opinion poll. Hours: 1. Fee donated to local charities. (Registered 26 July 2011)
Payments from Populus for completing opinion polls: Address: Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London:
Received payment of £50. Hours: 20 mins. Fee donated to local constituency party. (Registered 6 October 2010)
Received payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 December 2010)
Payment of £50 for November 2010 opinion poll, received on 16 December 2010. Hours: 15 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 24 December 2010)
Payment of £75 for February 2011 opinion poll, received on 18 March 2011. Hours: 15 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 28 March 2011)
Received payment of £100 for completing an opinion poll. Address: Dods, 4 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7DL. Hours: 60 mins. Fee donated to local charity. (Registered 11 October 2010).
Received payment of £80 for completing an opinion poll. Address: YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 8 February 2011)
Received payment of £87 for an article from Guardian News and Media Ltd, King’s Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 14 November 2011)
8. Land and Property
Residential property in Paignton, from which rental income is derived.
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 – 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).