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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. — 327th 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 strongly 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, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
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, Charities
(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
- Point of Order (8 Feb 2010)
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) is seeking to visit my constituency and he has not informed me. He sought the use of a public building, my excellent SEEVIC college, for political campaigning. Might a word from you, Madam Deputy Speaker, help him to act more appropriately? Do I smell further Tory panic?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010)
“I congratulate the Prime Minister and the First Minister on their personal work at Hillsborough. How will the Prime Minister ensure the total independence of the Chief Constable in order to retain community support?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Under-age Drinking (8 Feb 2010)
“I thank the Government for what they have done in taking this issue seriously. Does the Secretary of State accept that it is always right for the police to involve parents, where possible, when under-age young people are caught in possession of alcohol in public? Does he accept that my private Member's Bill, which became the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997, makes that a...”
More of Bob Spink's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 210 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 946 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 27 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.
- 104 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Spink speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 623 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (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 | £21,875 (207th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,817 (joint 280th with 1 other) | £21,320 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,463 (488th) | £13,356 (507th) | £19,789 (joint 386th with 1 other) | £19,613 | £12,247 (574th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,380 (510th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,739 (452nd) | £82,472 (483rd) | £90,756 (57th) | £78,144 | £84,375 (19th) | £65,084 (444th) | £67,404 (joint 154th with 7 others) | £64,014 (6th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,305 (291st) | £9,107 (272nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,446 (360th)3 | £5,917 (405th)2 | £9,347 (252nd)1 | £7,533 | £12,880 (232nd) | £11,343 (277th) | £10,219 (313th) | £9,418 (248th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £15 (414th) | £54 (joint 406th with 1 other) | £48 (joint 413th with 2 others) | £121 | £329 (320th) | £260 (joint 340th with 1 other) | £55 (444th) | £36 (joint 445th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £5,726 (134th) | £1,005 (223rd) | £2,057 (94th) | £676 | £1,275 (214th) | £328 (joint 589th with 2 others) | £695 (473rd) | £1,047 (joint 307th with 1 other) |
| 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 with 2 others) | £1,006 (joint 416th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,885 (joint 332nd with 3 others) | £1,885 (joint 325th with 2 others) | £1,885 (joint 319th with 2 others) | £1,885 (joint 300th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,568 (367th) | £140,987 (403rd) | £152,938 (65th) | £130,529 | £137,041 (89th) | £119,277 (330th) | £118,214 (206th) | £104,789 (44th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,794 (133rd). Rail £41 (573rd). Misc £162 (135th). Other: Rail £24 (178th). European £896 (63rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,405 (66th). Misc £136 (151st). Other: Mileage £238 (31st). Rail £12 (167th). European £655 (85th).
1 Car £6,732 (36th). 3rd party £40 (42nd). Rail £8 (578th). European £2,567 (5th).