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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. — 54th 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 for 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)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 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)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Service Personnel Command Paper (Annual Report) (19 Nov 2009)
“I am today announcing the publication of the first annual report on the Service Personnel Command Paper, "The Nation's Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans". Copies are being placed in the Library of the House. Our forces personnel are prepared to put their lives on the line in service of the country. They willingly accept restrictions to their...”
More of Bob Ainsworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 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 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 511 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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.
| 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £18,878 (427th) | £18,911 | £19,275 (348th) | £17,519 (393rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,232 (145th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,724 (257th) | £20,807 (253rd) | £28,025 | £18,578 (304th) | £17,972 (joint 465th) | £18,117 (330th) | £14,913 (350th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,747 (534th) | £78,508 (492nd) | £75,062 | £71,082 (285th) | £65,954 (joint 422nd) | £64,551 (325th) | £46,289 (303rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,547 (435th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,887 (552nd)* | £6,145 (393rd)** | £5,995 | £9,152 (366th) | £11,200 (282nd) | £11,423 (265th) | £10,304 (201st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £352 (255th) | £0 | £182 | £247 (341st) | £438 (283rd) | £1,035 (165th) | £468 (253rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £459 (221st) | 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 | £426 (joint 532nd) | £755 (389th) | £599 | £667 (423rd) | £737 (joint 387th) | £712 (joint 466th) | £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) | £808 | £1,818 (439th) | £1,818 (432nd) | £1,818 (413th) | £1,132 (532nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,515 (479th) | £128,564 (475th) | £131,227 | £123,874 (309th) | £119,898 (317th) | £118,905 (196th) | £91,252 (255th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £605 (549th). Rail £2,282 (333rd).