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Andy Reed
Labour MP for Loughborough
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,996 votes. — 562nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andy Reed voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Dec 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Education and Skills, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Olympics, Hearing Impaired, Physical Activity, Education Funding, Sunday Trading
(based on written questions asked by Andy Reed and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (25 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — International Development: Faith Organisations (24 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of faith organisations to his Department's work with civil society in developing countries.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)
“The Council was right to commit itself again to reaching the millennium development goals. However, non-governmental organisations have recently highlighted that previous promises made by the Council and the G8 have largely not been met by other European countries, although a green light was given to the UK's performance. What commitments were given and what future remains for the poorest...”
More of Andy Reed's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 79 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andy Reed 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
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
I have the services of a researcher who is employed by Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) to work for me in my capacity as Chair of the Sports Caucus, a small group of MPs with a common interest in sport. Through BISL he is paid for his work on the Caucus by Sport England, UK Sport, the Central Council for Physical Recreation and the Local Government Association, each of whom pay in excess of £1,000.
I have the services for four days a week of an intern sponsored by CARE (Christian Action, Research and Education).
6. Overseas visits
10-14 November 2008, to Nigeria, to meet with Nigerian MPs and other politicians to promote the development of links between Christian MPs in both Parliaments. Flights and accommodation were paid by the Bible Society. (Registered 20 November 2008)
19-23 January 2009, to Uganda, to visit water and sanitation projects in Southern Uganda. The cost of the flights and accommodation were funded by Tear Fund. (Registered 10 February 2009)
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £22,568 (joint 259th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,366 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,162 (311th) | £19,656 (291st) | £15,414 (304th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,933 (183rd) | £20,061 (360th) | £20,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £20,552 (149th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,907 (232nd) | £87,389 (149th) | £82,403 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £71,746 (133rd) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £45,067 (360th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,743 (295th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,889 (357th)* | £5,568 (434th)** | £5,549 | £9,516 (349th) | £9,458 (344th) | £9,722 (334th) | £7,659 (335th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £230 (joint 303rd) | £110 (joint 372nd) | £188 | £190 (joint 372nd) | £0 | £0 | £136 (386th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £135 (313th) | 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 | £303 (580th) | £1,245 (210th) | £1,500 | £1,622 (152nd) | £1,580 (joint 112th) | £1,883 (99th) | £2,471 (39th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £720 (595th) | £5,088 (joint 133rd) | £5,233 | £5,707 (114th) | £5,602 (91st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,176 (joint 366th) | £973 (joint 454th) | £793 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,604 (245th) | £142,544 (224th) | £137,032 | £133,455 (131st) | £128,326 (148th) | £120,686 (152nd) | £93,278 (203rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,730 (137th). Rail £1,122 (420th). Other: Air £129 (41st). European £908 (62nd).