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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 very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. 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 moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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 foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. 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
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Recruitment (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice she has given to police authorities on the employment in civilian roles of former police officers.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 178 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 85.17% 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") 399 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Australian Government
Address of donor: Australia House, the Strand, London WC2B 4LA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approx £5,222
Destination of visit: Australia
Date of visit: 17-30 June 2012
Purpose of visit: at the invitation of the Australian Ministry of Defence as part of a cross-party delegation to visit defence establishments and to meet with Ministers, defence personnel and contractors. (Registered 16 July 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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).