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Bob Neill
Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 30 June 2006 — Byelection
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bob Neill voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Non-domestic Rates: Ports, Home Information Packs, Non-Domestic Rates, Local Government Finance, Housing: Low Incomes
(based on written questions asked by Bob Neill and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Work Experience (9 Feb 2012)
“The Department for Communities and Local Government participates in a summer diversity internship programme organised by the Cabinet Office, which offers work experience to graduates or undergraduates from minority groups. The Department also participates in the University of Greenwich summer internship programme. This scheme does not target any specific group.”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Firefighters' Pension Scheme (9 Feb 2012)
“Following constructive discussions with the firefighters’ trade unions, on 8 December I wrote to all of the firefighters’ trade unions to issue the cost ceiling for the firefighters’ pension scheme. This included a generous accrual rate, and provided protection for all those within 10 years of their current scheme’s normal pension age from any change in when they can...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“The debate has at times been a little like my experience in local government since I was first elected in 1974. There have been some serious and important contributions, some genuine commitment, and passages—particularly towards the end—of the utterly surreal. Towards the end of my local government career, I was dealing with Mr Ken Livingstone, and I have just listened to the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 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.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85.11% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 402 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £18,364 (348th) | £19,108 (416th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | |||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||||
| Office running costs | £15,220 (421st) | £17,130 (389th) | £20,431 (302nd) | |||||
| Staffing costs | £105,201 (52nd) | £102,055 (6th) | £54,797 (639th) | |||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,591 (109th) | £11,209 (70th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,482 (357th)1 | £4,538 (492nd)2 | £2,768 (joint 563rd with 1 other)3 | |||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,300 (474th) | £880 (273rd) | £579 (485th) | |||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,075 (360th) | £1,314 (535th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £337 (641st) | £156 (640th) | ||||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||||
| Total | £159,156 (209th) | £157,332 (134th) | £102,155 (628th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,297 (248th). Rail £1,685 (383rd). Other: Mileage £9 (89th). Rail £1,162 (15th). Air £329 (14th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,045 (208th). Rail £367 (504th). Misc £57 (192nd). Other: Mileage £27 (81st). Rail £42 (159th).