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Bob Russell
Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

    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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    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)

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    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

    6. Overseas visits
    Address of donor: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, hotel, travel and other expenses totalling about £1,000
    Destination of visit: West Bank and Jerusalem
    Date of visit:30 May to 3 June 2011
    Purpose of visit:
    (Registered 29 June 2011)

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).