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Bob Spink
Independent MP for Castle Point
- Changed party from UKIP on 24 Nov 2008; from Independent Conservative on 21 Apr 2008; from Conservative on 12 Mar 2008
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,201 votes. — 325th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bob Spink voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Pay, Departmental Staff, Departmental Stationery, Departmental Research, Departmental Home Working
(based on written questions asked by Bob Spink and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Armed Forces (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many armed forces personnel living in (a) London, (b) the South East and (c) the East of England region have applied for assistance to (i) purchase a home under the New Build HomeBuy scheme and (ii) rent a home under the intermediate rent scheme in each month since October 2006.”
- Written Answers — Health: NHS: Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients died while on a waiting list for an NHS operation in (a) the East of England, (b) Essex and (c) Castle Point in (i) 1997 and (ii) each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Black Boxes (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will request the Civil Aviation Authority to press the International Civil Aviation Organisation to review the design of aircraft black boxes to ensure that after accidents they can (a) be more readily located and (b) transmit location signals for a longer period.”
More of Bob Spink's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 193 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1037 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 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.
- 93 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Spink speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 586 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £21,817 (joint 280th) | £21,320 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,356 (507th) | £19,789 (joint 386th) | £19,613 | £12,247 (574th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £10,380 (510th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,472 (483rd) | £90,756 (57th) | £78,144 | £84,375 (19th) | £65,084 (444th) | £67,404 (joint 154th) | £64,014 (6th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,107 (272nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,917 (405th)* | £9,347 (252nd)** | £7,533 | £12,880 (232nd) | £11,343 (277th) | £10,219 (313th) | £9,418 (248th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £54 (joint 406th) | £48 (joint 413th) | £121 | £329 (320th) | £260 (joint 340th) | £55 (444th) | £36 (joint 445th) |
| 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 | £1,005 (223rd) | £2,057 (94th) | £676 | £1,275 (214th) | £328 (joint 589th) | £695 (473rd) | £1,047 (joint 307th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,845 (74th) | £8,118 (56th) | £3,122 | £3,148 (252nd) | £1,245 (521st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,148 (joint 419th) | £1,006 (joint 416th) | £0 | £1,885 (joint 332nd) | £1,885 (joint 325th) | £1,885 (joint 319th) | £1,885 (joint 300th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,987 (403rd) | £152,938 (65th) | £130,529 | £137,041 (89th) | £119,277 (330th) | £118,214 (206th) | £104,789 (44th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,794 (133rd). Rail £41 (573rd). Misc £162 (135th). Other: Rail £24 (178th). European £896 (63rd).
** Car £6,732 (36th). 3rd party £40 (42nd). Rail £8 (578th). European £2,567 (5th).