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Adrian Sanders
Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay
- Deputy Chief Whip (since 6 Mar 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,029 votes. — 564th 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 Adrian Sanders voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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, Selection Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Tourism, Correspondence, Non-Governmental Organisations, Diabetes, Departmental Data Protection
(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 n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Finance (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent research he has evaluated on levels of efficiency in relation to (a) his Department's spending on schools and (b) funds spent by maintained schools.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker's Allowance (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make it her policy to remove restrictions on access to work-related training for jobseeker's allowance claimants.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Lobbying: Government (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of information which is published about relations between Government and lobbyists.”
More of Adrian Sanders's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 529 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in 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") 140 times in debates — below 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 | £19,924 (390th) | £20,099 (383rd) | £18,753 | £18,354 (385th) | £17,643 (386th) | £19,422 (328th) | £12,295 (507th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,656 (73rd) | £22,940 (159th) | £19,572 | £17,256 (400th) | £18,510 (404th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £19,059 (198th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,170 (306th) | £84,776 (301st) | £82,926 | £72,274 (245th) | £71,454 (150th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £41,615 (478th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,072 (277th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,811 (195th)* | £10,236 (207th)** | £10,412 | £12,829 (237th) | £12,289 (238th) | £12,316 (joint 229th) | £7,737 (334th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,116 (23rd) | £1,669 (54th) | £2,997 | £2,476 (43rd) | £1,696 (79th) | £887 (185th) | £702 (190th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £543 (209th) | 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 | £1,210 (joint 149th) | £1,345 (188th) | £1,284 | £1,339 (joint 201st) | £1,124 (joint 211th) | £2,146 (69th) | £1,052 (303rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,728 (joint 84th) | £6,429 (94th) | £5,216 | £5,195 (133rd) | £5,281 (106th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,323 (joint 157th) | £982 (joint 444th) | £0 | £1,961 (joint 170th) | £1,961 (joint 165th) | £1,961 (joint 163rd) | £1,961 (joint 156th) |
| Other Costs | £2,510 (47th) | £0 | £1,427 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,405 (5th) |
| Total | £164,063 (56th) | £148,476 (112th) | £142,587 | £131,684 (158th) | £129,958 (119th) | £124,178 (82nd) | £91,826 (238th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,906 (226th). Rail £6,905 (118th).
** Car £3,471 (280th). Rail £6,646 (102nd). Other £119 (51st).