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Bob Russell
Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bob Russell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Home Department, Transport, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Ministerial Travel, Armed Forces: Housing, Colchester Garrison, Official Spelling, Volunteers
(based on written questions asked by Bob Russell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- National Lottery (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (17 May 2012)
“We’re all on your side.”
- Business of the House (17 May 2012)
“In a written parliamentary answer dated 8 March, I was told by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: “Under our publication scheme, we proactively publish the minutes of meetings of IPSA’s Board.”—[ Official Report, 8 March 2012; Vol. 541, c. 839W.] Thirty minutes ago, under the heading “Transparency—Minutes of board meetings”, the IPSA...”
- Written Answers — Health: Cystic Fibrosis: Drugs (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements he has made for the appraisal of ivacaftor for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 153 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 88.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 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") 363 times in debates — 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 | £5,082 (561st) | £10,963 (547th) | £11,555 (544th) | £8,898 | £12,683 (535th) | £13,245 (515th) | £11,176 (578th) | £7,311 (594th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £27,769 (22nd) | £20,737 (198th) | £20,439 (297th) | £20,860 | £18,753 (282nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,288 (292nd) |
| Staffing costs | £94,054 (359th) | £91,105 (148th) | £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) | £83,221 | £68,968 (415th) | £66,047 (417th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £43,645 (420th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,892 (136th) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,528 (471st)1 | £5,293 (450th)2 | £5,488 (439th)3 | £3,632 | £5,151 (532nd) | £5,131 (515th) | £4,329 (552nd) | £3,625 (534th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £882 (87th) | £707 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £820 (153rd) | £876 | £1,160 (158th) | £390 (joint 294th with 1 other) | £418 (283rd) | £365 (291st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £366 (227th) | £156 (306th) | 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 | £4,985 (186th) | £1,030 (joint 210th with 1 other) | £2,195 (83rd) | £1,759 | £1,519 (170th) | £1,223 (178th) | £960 (joint 355th with 2 others) | £1,247 (245th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,032 (234th) | £7,270 (74th) | £4,635 | £3,797 (200th) | £3,704 (189th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,350 (joint 109th with 4 others) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £962 | £1,908 (joint 282nd with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 278th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 275th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 258th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £412 (87th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,968 (340th) | £144,373 (359th) | £136,185 (356th) | £124,843 | £113,939 (504th) | £110,447 (504th) | £99,005 (556th) | £74,389 (554th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,552 (428th). Rail £2,724 (300th). Other: Mileage £252 (28th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,309 (364th). Rail £2,209 (341st). Other: Mileage £330 (21st). Rail £445 (49th).
3 Car £2,089 (414th). Rail £3,199 (254th). European £200 (120th).