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Alan Beith
Liberal Democrat MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Entered Parliament on 8 November 1973 — unknown
- Majority: 8,632 votes. — 201st 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 Alan Beith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
- Chairman, Justice Committee (since 15 Nov 2007)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Trade and Industry, Education and Skills, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Unpaid Advisers, Correspondence, Parliamentary Advisers, Project Sponsorship, Departmental Report
(based on written questions asked by Alan Beith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented: Coroners and Justice Bill (9 Nov 2009)
“I hope that the right hon. and learned Gentleman would agree that neither of us wishes to exclude the possibility of finding a way to bring such evidence to bear in cases in which the object is to establish a cause of death. What we have at the moment does not achieve that.”
More of Alan Beith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 64 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 select committees (1 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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 1946 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I gave an after dinner talk to friends of Harris Manchester College, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TD and received book tokens. Value: £100. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 16 July 2009)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
My constituency party received the profit from an event held in the constituency in June 2008 to commemorate my 35 years as an MP. (Registered 11 February 2009)
6. Overseas visits
24-27 September 2008, to Oslo and Stavanger, Norway, with members of the All-Party British-Norwegian Group, as a guest of the Norwegian Government who met the costs of the visit. (Registered 8 October 2008)
4-8 May 2009, to Finland, to meet Finnish Members of Parliament for discussions on issues affecting both countries and the Finnish prison service relating to the training of prison officers. My accommodation, hospitality and local travel within Finland was provided by the Finnish Parliament. (My travel to Finland was funded under the House of Commons European Travel scheme.) (Registered 11 May 2009)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Chairman of the Historic Chapels Trust.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £17,686 (446th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £15,674 | £12,595 (536th) | £12,637 (526th) | £19,719 (249th) | £17,329 (79th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,491 (503rd) | £18,730 (443rd) | £26,706 | £18,631 (295th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £16,907 (482nd) | £20,525 (151st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,593 (394th) | £81,048 (421st) | £64,330 | £65,969 (526th) | £63,436 (533rd) | £65,745 (177th) | £44,222 (396th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,638 (46th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,353 (166th)* | £9,417 (248th)** | £10,804 | £14,536 (156th) | £13,372 (200th) | £14,438 (161st) | £11,429 (154th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,349 (15th) | £1,298 (87th) | £2,851 | £799 (joint 217th) | £1,553 (95th) | £1,700 (72nd) | £1,706 (joint 56th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £742 (156th) | 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 | £645 (398th) | £818 (358th) | £571 | £523 (joint 491st) | £545 (488th) | £964 (354th) | £729 (440th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,040 (232nd) | £1,386 (523rd) | £2,288 | £2,667 (309th) | £1,807 (449th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,307 (joint 175th) | £1,365 (26th) | £0 | £1,717 (507th) | £1,717 (498th) | £1,475 (552nd) | £1,475 (479th) |
| Other Costs | £3,719 (39th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,563 (228th) | £136,172 (357th) | £123,224 | £117,437 (455th) | £113,866 (446th) | £120,948 (145th) | £97,415 (126th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,916 (301st). Rail £7,976 (86th). Air £350 (131st). Misc £111 (151st).
** Car £2,337 (385th). Rail £6,280 (119th). Air £800 (124th).