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Alan Reid
Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll and Bute
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Reid voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. 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 very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Defence, Scotland, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gaelic Language, Sustainable Development, Postal Services, Illegal Meat Imports, Ferry Services
(based on written questions asked by Alan Reid and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- PARTNERSHIPS (PROSECUTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
- HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Pensions (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the calculations which estimated the cost of (a) making the normal pension age 60 years for members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Service and the Ministry of Defence Police and (b) a potential average increase in pension contributions for these members of staff; and which organisation carried out these...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Pensions: Ministry of Defence (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the percentage that will be deducted from the salaries of members of the (a) Defence Fire and Rescue Service and (b) Ministry of Defence Police in employee pension contributions in 2015-16 when their normal pension age is (i) the state pension age or (ii) 60 years old.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 May 2013)
“This Government have helped motorists in my constituency by cutting fuel duty by 13p on the mainland and 18p on the island, compared with Labour’s disastrous plans. Now that the European authorities are investigating the oil companies, will the Government ensure that oil companies here obey the rules and end any price fixing that might be going on? It is important that the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87.89% of votes in this 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 268 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £16,111 (405th) | £15,489 (485th) | £15,860 (497th) | £13,841 | £8,546 (584th) | £8,385 (588th) | £8,519 (598th) | £6,766 (598th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,201 (260th) | £17,536 (368th) | £30,104 (5th) | £27,512 | £19,305 (joint 134th with 2 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £15,678 (328th) |
| Staffing costs | £79,740 (573rd) | £68,598 (616th) | £69,071 (597th) | £48,988 | £43,962 (653rd) | £45,488 (648th) | £56,789 (572nd) | £31,218 (620th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,587 (66th) | £13,690 (33rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,610 (42nd)1 | £15,670 (63rd)2 | £14,509 (78th)3 | £15,191 | £15,876 (117th) | £16,647 (105th) | £16,263 (109th) | £9,023 (273rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £536 (150th) | £0 | £218 (joint 319th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £3,081 (17th) | £4,609 (1st) | £2,139 (31st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,425 (454th) | £591 (joint 434th with 3 others) | £577 (487th) | £611 | £507 (499th) | £382 (joint 568th with 1 other) | £957 (358th) | £1,182 (267th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £990 (joint 565th with 2 others) | £1,610 (joint 477th with 1 other) | £953 | £801 (599th) | £840 (joint 591st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,363 (97th) | £1,100 (joint 239th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,947 (joint 199th with 2 others) | £1,947 (joint 194th with 2 others) | £1,134 (610th) | £713 (588th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,210 (347th) | £133,927 (491st) | £133,049 (417th) | £107,096 | £90,944 (646th) | £95,569 (614th) | £106,505 (467th) | £66,719 (621st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,110 (260th). Rail £2,068 (346th). Air £10,679 (26th). Misc £1,753 (8th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,501 (339th). Rail £2,241 (336th). Air £9,397 (46th). Misc £1,531 (13th).
3 Car £3,633 (268th). Rail £1,049 (416th). Air £9,195 (50th). Other £632 (37th).