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Bob Ainsworth
Labour MP for Coventry North East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Health, Justice, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs: Misuse, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Drugs: Rehabilitation, Trident, Social Security Benefits: Appeals
(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 1)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of 39)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Syria (20 May 2013)
“The Foreign Secretary does not appear to deny that the provision of lethal aid to the opposition would be a huge thing to do in such a complicated situation as Syria. Is he guaranteeing to the House—because many of us are really worried about this—that he will return here for a decision before that line is crossed?”
- Written Answers — Defence: Navy: Decommissioning (25 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a list of all the elements of maritime capability which have been decommissioned since 2010.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals (25 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of time was for the Tribunals Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal-Social Security and Child Support appeal in respect of employment and support allowance in Coventry in (a) each quarter in 2012 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 176 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 35 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") 654 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 (492nd) | £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)1 | £2,887 (552nd)2 | £6,145 (393rd)3 | £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 (372nd) | £134,515 (479th) | £128,564 (475th) | £131,227 | £123,874 (309th) | £119,898 (317th) | £118,905 (196th) | £91,252 (255th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,422 (448th). Rail £3,470 (261st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £605 (549th). Rail £2,282 (333rd).