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Bob Laxton
Labour MP for Derby North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,757 votes. — 499th 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 Bob Laxton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, East Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 26 Apr 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Rolling Stock, Support Vehicles
(based on written questions asked by Bob Laxton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Construction (15 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether the Olympic Delivery Authority requires contractors to use water-borne means of transport to transport material to and from the Olympic site; and if she will make a statement.”
More of Bob Laxton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 39 times in debates — well below 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 | £19,042 (417th) | £20,043 (385th) | £18,872 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £17,104 (411th) | £19,352 (339th) | £14,016 (438th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,846 (353rd) | £17,532 (496th) | £20,000 | £15,018 (490th) | £17,733 (487th) | £17,914 (386th) | £14,808 (356th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,111 (343rd) | £86,190 (248th) | £77,512 | £68,421 (434th) | £66,992 (378th) | £65,323 (274th) | £40,978 (492nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,319 (489th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,569 (429th)* | £6,409 (374th)** | £5,948 | £11,019 (305th) | £10,680 (300th) | £11,181 (joint 279th) | £8,123 (314th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £162 (339th) | £0 | £711 | £172 (joint 382nd) | £281 (336th) | £1,144 (142nd) | £503 (joint 244th) |
| 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 | £778 (joint 325th) | £553 (joint 506th) | £450 | £690 (joint 410th) | £820 (joint 345th) | £2,259 (54th) | £353 (605th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,878 (393rd) | £1,516 (joint 494th) | £1,021 | £1,425 (joint 504th) | £1,938 (425th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,346 (joint 121st) | £1,142 (joint 175th) | £0 | £2,010 (joint 52nd) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 47th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,051 (432nd) | £133,385 (409th) | £124,514 | £119,657 (407th) | £117,558 (361st) | £119,183 (187th) | £80,791 (473rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,087 (107th). Rail £482 (493rd).
** Car £5,190 (133rd). Rail £515 (470th). European £704 (65th).