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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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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Reid voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, 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)
- 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
- Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks): Clause 189 — Air passenger duty (18 Apr 2012)
“I infer from what the hon. Gentleman is saying that if APD were devolved to Scotland, the SNP in the Scottish Parliament would want to cut it. Does he accept that that would mean less income for the Scottish Government, and if so, what cuts does he plan to make to services to make up for that?”
- Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks): New Clause 1 — Value Added Tax: limitation on new orders (18 Apr 2012)
“Skiing is an important industry in the highlands of Scotland, and I am delighted at this tax cut.”
- Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks): New Clause 1 — Value Added Tax: limitation on new orders (18 Apr 2012)
“The hon. Gentleman is making his case eloquently. In my area, which is a large, rural, coastal area, there is a large number of caravan sites, which bring a lot of money into the local economy. He is right that this measure will affect large parts of the country. I fully support him in his new clause and I hope that the Government will have second thoughts.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 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 88.87% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 248 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).