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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. — 425th 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 moderately 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)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) 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
- [Dr. William McCrea in the Chair] — Dairy Farming (27 Jan 2010)
“I agree with my hon. Friend that the ombudsman is vital. Does he not think that the Government should give powers to the ombudsman so that they can be proactive in carrying out investigations? It is no good just waiting for complaints to come in. Many people in the sector are concerned that, if they make a complaint, their products could be boycotted, so it is important that the ombudsman has...”
- Local Newspapers — [Mrs. Janet Dean in the Chair] (13 Jan 2010)
“Will my hon. Friend give way?”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Housing (6 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of the number of accommodation units of each (a) type and (b) number of bedrooms his Department will require for service personnel based at HM Naval Base Clyde and their families in each of the next 10 years; (2) what plans his Department has to build new accommodation units at each location of each (a) type and...”
More of Alan Reid's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 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 69% 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.
- 71 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Reid speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 178 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £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 (572nd) | £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)3 | £15,670 (63rd)2 | £14,509 (78th)1 | £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 (346th) | £133,927 (491st) | £133,049 (417th) | £107,096 | £90,944 (646th) | £95,569 (614th) | £106,505 (467th) | £66,719 (621st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,501 (339th). Rail £2,241 (336th). Air £9,397 (46th). Misc £1,531 (13th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,110 (260th). Rail £2,068 (346th). Air £10,679 (26th). Misc £1,753 (8th).
1 Car £3,633 (268th). Rail £1,049 (416th). Air £9,195 (50th). Other £632 (37th).