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Alan Reid
Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll & Bute
- Shadow Minister for Scotland and Northern Ireland (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 5,636 votes. — 424th 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 Alan Reid voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Defence, 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)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009) has video
“Can we have a debate on the responsibilities of banks in which the Government are the main shareholder to support small businesses? For example, the Bank of Scotland has withdrawn the post of business relationship manager from its branch on the island of Islay, causing widespread anger among businesses on the island. A manager based on the mainland will never understand the unique...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“My right hon. Friend is perfectly correct. I was on the Isle of Coll on Saturday and found that there is a limit to the number of available broadband slots, and that BT seems to have been operating the situation very haphazardly. For example, when a constituent who came to my surgery moved house, he lost his broadband connection, and the slot was allocated to the lucky person who happened to...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what sites his Department is considering for the submarine dismantling and radioactive waste storage elements of the Submarine Dismantling Project.”
More of Alan Reid's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Reid speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 175 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £15,489 (485th) | £15,860 (497th) | £13,841 | £8,546 (584th) | £8,385 (588th) | £8,519 (598th) | £6,766 (598th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,536 (368th) | £30,104 (5th) | £27,512 | £19,305 (joint 134th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £15,678 (328th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £68,598 (616th) | £69,071 (597th) | £48,988 | £43,962 (653rd) | £45,488 (648th) | £56,789 (572nd) | £31,218 (620th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,690 (33rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,670 (63rd)* | £14,509 (78th)** | £15,191 | £15,876 (117th) | £16,647 (105th) | £16,263 (109th) | £9,023 (273rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £218 (joint 319th) | £0 | £0 | £3,081 (17th) | £4,609 (1st) | £2,139 (31st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £591 (joint 434th) | £577 (487th) | £611 | £507 (499th) | £382 (joint 568th) | £957 (358th) | £1,182 (267th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £990 (joint 565th) | £1,610 (joint 477th) | £953 | £801 (599th) | £840 (joint 591st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,363 (97th) | £1,100 (joint 239th) | £0 | £1,947 (joint 199th) | £1,947 (joint 194th) | £1,134 (610th) | £713 (588th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,927 (491st) | £133,049 (417th) | £107,096 | £90,944 (646th) | £95,569 (614th) | £106,505 (467th) | £66,719 (621st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,501 (339th). Rail £2,241 (336th). Air £9,397 (46th). Misc £1,531 (13th).
** Car £3,633 (268th). Rail £1,049 (416th). Air £9,195 (50th). Other £632 (37th).