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Ben Wallace

Conservative MP for Lancaster & Wyre, Former Conservative MSP for North East Scotland

  • Also represented North East Scotland
  • Shadow Minister, Scotland (since 6 Jul 2007)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
  • Left the Scottish Parliament on 31 March 2003 — Election
  • Majority: 4,171 votes. — 512th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Ben Wallace voted on key issues since 2001:

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Defence, Home Department, Health, Treasury, Communities and Local Government

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Committees: Ministerial Attendance, Afghanistan, QinetiQ, Dentistry, Police

(based on written questions asked by Ben Wallace and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Housing (23 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 223W, on armed forces: housing, what the average monthly rent under the substitute service single accommodation scheme was in each post code area in Greater London in the latest period for which figures are available; what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum amount paid in rent...”

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Procurement (11 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his latest assessment is of the effectiveness and efficiency of his Department's procurement of technology and equipment.”

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Housing (10 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2009, Official Report, column 831W, on armed forces: housing, what the average monthly rent for properties in the Greater London area rented under the substitute single living accommodation scheme is.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 134 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 113 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ben Wallace speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 95 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
15 May 2009, private plane from Dundee to Oxford, provided by Malcolm Scott, of West Lothian. (Registered 11 June 2009)
6. Overseas visits
28 July-1 August 2008, to Iran in my capacity as Chairman of the British-Iranian All-Party Parliamentary Group, for meetings with Iranian politicians and officials. Flights and accommodation were paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. Some internal travel and hospitality was provided by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Registered 28 August 2008)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,633        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,607 (209th) £32,426 (2nd) £24,624        
Staffing Allowance£90,825 (160th) £78,679 (482nd) £66,066        
Communications Allowance£9,749 (196th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£17,247 (43rd)* £14,343 (82nd)** £12,679        
Members' Staff Travel£62 (399th) £340 (261st) £482        
Members' Spouse Travel£615 (joint 189th) 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£619 (420th) £789 (366th) £1,074        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,265 (332nd) £2,398 (354th) £3,918 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£939 (601st) £1,166 (joint 151st) £1,166        
Other Costs£9,512 (11th) £0 £0        
Total£175,523 (4th) £152,251 (67th) £131,642        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,559 (69th). Rail £8,905 (70th). Air £681 (110th). Misc £413 (77th). Other: Mileage £409 (17th). Rail £980 (20th). Air £300 (24th).

** Car £5,457 (113th). Rail £8,215 (63rd). Air £671 (134th).