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Bob Ainsworth
Labour MP for Coventry North East
- Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 14,222 votes. — 55th 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 Bob Ainsworth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Airports
(based on written questions asked by Bob Ainsworth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Armed Forces (8 Feb 2010)
“The requested information on the tribal origins of 205 Corps from which the majority of Afghan National Army in Helmand are drawn is provided in the table: Percentage Pashtun Tajik Hazara Uzbek Others Officer 45 44 6 1 3 Non Commissioned Officers 42 45 7 3 5 Note: This data has been provided by the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. The...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Yemen: Military Aid (8 Feb 2010)
“I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 January 2010, Official Report, column 743W, to the hon. Members for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood) and Kettering (Mr. Hollobone). Defence does not provide direct financial or material support to the Yemen armed forces but we will continue to offer support to the Government of Yemen and will consider any further requests for training...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Strategic Defence Review (Green Paper) (3 Feb 2010) has video
“Today I am publishing a defence Green Paper that paves the way for a strategic defence review, set in the context of the national security strategy, early in the next Parliament. At the present time, Afghanistan is the main effort for the Ministry of Defence. Where choices have to be made, Afghanistan will continue to be given priority. Our forces there are fighting hard, protecting our...”
More of Bob Ainsworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — 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).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 32 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Ainsworth speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 556 times in debates — above 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 | £20,304 (269th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £18,878 (427th) | £18,911 | £19,275 (348th) | £17,519 (393rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,232 (145th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £21,180 (164th) | £19,724 (257th) | £20,807 (253rd) | £28,025 | £18,578 (304th) | £17,972 (joint 465th with 1 other) | £18,117 (330th) | £14,913 (350th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,639 (491st) | £79,747 (534th) | £78,508 (492nd) | £75,062 | £71,082 (285th) | £65,954 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £64,551 (325th) | £46,289 (303rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,379 (joint 181st with 1 other) | £5,547 (435th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,892 (450th)3 | £2,887 (552nd)2 | £6,145 (393rd)1 | £5,995 | £9,152 (366th) | £11,200 (282nd) | £11,423 (265th) | £10,304 (201st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £352 (255th) | £0 | £182 | £247 (341st) | £438 (283rd) | £1,035 (165th) | £468 (253rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £634 (176th) | £459 (221st) | 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 | £2,301 (473rd) | £426 (joint 532nd with 1 other) | £755 (389th) | £599 | £667 (423rd) | £737 (joint 387th with 2 others) | £712 (joint 466th with 1 other) | £687 (460th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £978 (570th) | £2,463 (344th) | £1,645 | £1,437 (502nd) | £2,686 (310th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,312 (166th) | £1,008 (joint 410th with 5 others) | £808 | £1,818 (439th) | £1,818 (432nd) | £1,818 (413th) | £1,132 (532nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,329 (371st) | £134,515 (479th) | £128,564 (475th) | £131,227 | £123,874 (309th) | £119,898 (317th) | £118,905 (196th) | £91,252 (255th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £605 (549th). Rail £2,282 (333rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,422 (448th). Rail £3,470 (261st).