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Bill Rammell
Labour MP for Harlow
- Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 97 votes. — 640th 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 Bill Rammell 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Millennium Dome, Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, Social Exclusion (Transport), Booked Hospital Admissions, Active Citizenship
(based on written questions asked by Bill Rammell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Official Hospitality (2 Jul 2009)
“The MOD does not contribute specifically towards hospitality expenses in respect of funerals. When a service person (including a member of the reserve forces when on duty) dies it is MOD policy to arrange a funeral at public expense or provide funding towards the cost of a private funeral dependant upon the wishes of the next of kin. If a family chooses to have a publicly funded service...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Older Workers (1 Jul 2009)
“1,157 MOD civilian employees will reach age 65 by the beginning of the year 2011.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Economic and Monetary Union (30 Jun 2009)
“The Ministry of Defence does not have a specific Minister for Europe. The Secretary of State for Defence has responsibility for NATO and European Security and Defence Policy issues, supported by the Minister for International Defence and Security, right hon. Baroness Taylor. Both the Secretary of State and Minister (IDS) have attended meetings of EU Defence Ministers under successive EU...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2007: WriteToThem had possibly bad contact details for this MP.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 576 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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 | £12,928 (522nd) | £14,213 (513th) | £19,927 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,450 (351st) | £13,500 (552nd) | £14,300 (422nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £653 (116th) | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,410 (132nd) | £24,504 (104th) | £19,033 | £19,278 (164th) | £17,404 (512th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,769 (209th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,333 (207th) | £83,095 (371st) | £85,048 | £77,534 (joint 77th) | £76,360 (4th) | £70,757 (65th) | £50,880 (147th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,970 (149th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,324 (606th)* | £1,748 (595th)** | £1,680 | £2,455 (602nd) | £2,383 (606th) | £6,493 (466th) | £6,982 (369th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £150 (350th) | £0 | £95 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £222 (joint 340th) |
| 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 | £1,785 (51st) | £7,155 (7th) | £7,327 | £5,572 (18th) | £5,098 (10th) | £4,454 (9th) | £2,944 (19th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,102 (51st) | £8,744 (44th) | £18,267 | £15,982 (16th) | £15,949 (8th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,338 (139th) | £1,097 (joint 248th) | £0 | £2,000 (joint 67th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 60th) | £2,000 (joint 59th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,340 (362nd) | £140,556 (271st) | £151,377 | £145,341 (41st) | £139,218 (35th) | £116,091 (255th) | £96,097 (147th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,080 (513th). Rail £244 (528th).