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Bob Blizzard
Labour MP for Waveney
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,915 votes. — 438th 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 Blizzard 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 moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- 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: Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Choice and Plurality Policies, Uganda, Oil and Gas Industry (Taxation), Oil Tax, Fishing Communities
(based on written questions asked by Bob Blizzard and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 110 (23 Jun 2009)
“On a point of order, Mr. Atkinson. I commend you on your five and a half hour-plus stint today.”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 87 (18 Jun 2009)
“On a point of order, Mr. Atkinson. Thank you for that announcement. We had an agreement to finish clause 90 and the corresponding schedule today. I think the mood of the Committee is that it would be better if we could finish it without adjourning, so I hope that we can have a common purpose and move that way. Would you permit us, if necessary to go a little beyond 4 o’clock in order to...”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 85 (18 Jun 2009)
“His daughter has broken her arm, and he has given me his apologies.”
More of Bob Blizzard's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- 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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Blizzard speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 214 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | £22,931 (148th) | £23,082 (joint 144th with 3 others) | £22,108 (joint 188th with 3 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £16,869 (joint 95th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,484 (381st) | £21,080 (171st) | £20,532 (275th) | £17,092 | £18,940 (249th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,528 (443rd) | £11,886 (470th) |
| Staffing costs | £103,910 (70th) | £90,485 (195th) | £87,149 (185th) | £86,697 | £70,720 (301st) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,950 (438th) | £45,255 (356th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,327 (joint 78th with 1 other) | £10,268 (111th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,479 (419th)3 | £5,190 (453rd)2 | £5,654 (422nd)1 | £5,356 | £7,715 (437th) | £8,492 (384th) | £7,366 (436th) | £5,695 (437th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £366 (203rd) | £466 (222nd) | £109 (joint 374th with 1 other) | £598 | £495 (278th) | £407 (292nd) | £86 (428th) | £164 (371st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £103 (325th) | 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 | £6,886 (60th) | £1,112 (188th) | £1,713 (126th) | £1,462 | £2,167 (100th) | £2,283 (45th) | £1,248 (230th) | £1,317 (222nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,522 (173rd) | £5,693 (114th) | £4,761 | £5,629 (118th) | £6,011 (80th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,000 (joint 578th with 1 other) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | £1,888 (joint 320th with 6 others) | £1,888 (joint 315th with 5 others) | £1,888 (joint 309th with 5 others) | £1,888 (joint 291st with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,411 (69th) | £0 | £0 | £2,235 (64th) | £0 | £0 | £581 (49th) |
| Total | £168,384 (88th) | £157,719 (127th) | £143,888 (197th) | £138,530 | £130,691 (175th) | £122,486 (254th) | £109,787 (402nd) | £83,655 (437th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,460 (160th). Rail £730 (469th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,596 (119th). Rail £847 (478th). Other: Rail £36 (140th).
1 Car £4,119 (224th). Rail £1,304 (398th). Air £231 (200th).