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Bruce George
Labour MP for Walsall South
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 7,946 votes. — 235th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bruce George voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Electoral Commission Committee
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dermatology, Elections: Monitoring, Election Observers, Sexual Health, Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis
(based on written questions asked by Bruce George and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 461 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
6. Overseas visits
30 November-4 December 2008, to Azerbaijan, to attend a conference organised by the Council of Europe and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture on Inter-Cultural Dialogue. My flight and hotel costs were met by the Azerbaijani Minister of Culture. (Registered 16 December 2008)
14-19 May 2009, to Egypt, to meet with civil society leaders and government representatives to discuss Egyptian democracy and political freedoms, at the invitation of an Freedom House, an American NGO. My flights and accommodation were paid for by Freedom House. (Registered 18 June 2009)
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 | £15,940 (479th) | £16,866 (466th) | £13,983 | £18,979 (360th) | £15,986 (438th) | £17,897 (439th) | £16,825 (98th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,448 (527th) | £15,286 (551st) | £16,997 | £17,289 (395th) | £18,003 (460th) | £17,999 (369th) | £11,980 (465th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,450 (198th) | £84,389 (318th) | £85,798 | £69,324 (402nd) | £67,506 (357th) | £61,499 (471st) | £50,807 (149th) |
| Communications Allowance | £259 (596th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,944 (400th)* | £5,655 (421st)** | £5,353 | £7,945 (425th) | £6,741 (454th) | £8,573 (392nd) | £6,523 (395th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £540 (joint 195th) | £465 (230th) | £239 | £283 (331st) | £190 (joint 368th) | £218 (368th) | £716 (184th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,440 (94th) | 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 | £439 (526th) | £861 (332nd) | £728 | £256 (613th) | £1,001 (250th) | £633 (503rd) | £950 (352nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,052 (558th) | £2,241 (375th) | £2,962 | £855 (590th) | £3,839 (joint 178th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,389 (75th) | £1,006 (joint 416th) | £0 | £1,667 (524th) | £1,368 (603rd) | £1,368 (584th) | £1,368 (511th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,901 (532nd) | £126,769 (498th) | £126,060 | £116,598 (468th) | £114,634 (427th) | £108,187 (438th) | £89,169 (314th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,460 (160th). Rail £213 (532nd). Misc £129 (142nd). Other: European £1,142 (48th).
** Car £4,459 (200th). Rail £30 (568th). European £1,166 (35th).