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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
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 very strongly 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 — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance: Torbay (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in Torbay constituency received (a) the mobility component, (b) the care component and (c) the mobility and care components of the disability living allowance in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Disabled (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) incapacity benefit and (b) employment and support allowance claimants there were in (i) the South West and (ii) Torbay constituency on the latest date for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pre-school Education: Torbay (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children aged (a) three and (b) four years old in Torbay constituency are in free nursery places.”
More of Adrian Sanders's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 628 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
- 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Adrian Sanders speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 148 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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)3 | £10,811 (195th)2 | £10,236 (207th)1 | £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 (joint 197th with 1 other) | £164,063 (56th) | £148,476 (112th) | £142,587 | £131,684 (158th) | £129,958 (119th) | £124,178 (82nd) | £91,826 (238th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,906 (226th). Rail £6,905 (118th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,514 (315th). Rail £5,291 (172nd).
1 Car £3,471 (280th). Rail £6,646 (102nd). Other £119 (51st).