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Paul Keetch
Liberal Democrat MP for Hereford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 962 votes. — 600th 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 Paul Keetch 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 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, RAF Continuous Attitude Survey, Manning Control Points, Nuclear Weapons, Army Discipline
(based on written questions asked by Paul Keetch and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)
“Given that the Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been in Europe, including London, over the last few days, was Zimbabwe discussed at the European Council? Given the fact that we and other European countries are rightly increasing the amount of aid given to the country, should we not expect at the very least that all European broadcasters, including the BBC, should be able to...”
- Election of Speaker (22 Jun 2009)
“You were there.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Proof of Identity: Fraud (3 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people under 18 years old have been prosecuted for fraud for possessing a faked or doctored form of identification in (a) Herefordshire, (b) the West Mercia Constabulary area and (c) the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.”
More of Paul Keetch's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 178 times in debates — below 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) | £21,292 (324th) | £21,624 | £20,886 (214th) | £20,315 (193rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,383 (127th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £27,344 (23rd) | £22,339 (174th) | £18,055 | £18,488 (314th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,070 (348th) | £13,098 (414th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,273 (430th) | £85,199 (289th) | £85,897 | £70,744 (299th) | £68,017 (310th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £46,550 (293rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,594 (430th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,879 (148th)* | £11,602 (147th)** | £12,345 | £16,905 (99th) | £12,672 (225th) | £16,664 (101st) | £11,066 (168th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £858 (joint 128th) | £788 (159th) | £1,009 | £1,830 (88th) | £1,048 (155th) | £410 (286th) | £736 (179th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,066 (59th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £112 (80th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £675 (373rd) | £477 (538th) | £1,367 | £1,854 (124th) | £875 (313th) | £656 (491st) | £631 (joint 497th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,918 (383rd) | £1,495 (502nd) | £4,544 | £5,559 (122nd) | £5,436 (97th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,353 (joint 106th) | £1,149 (joint 172nd) | £962 | £1,996 (joint 77th) | £1,996 (joint 70th) | £1,996 (joint 69th) | £1,996 (joint 68th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £5,250 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,155 (109th) | £144,341 (183rd) | £151,053 | £138,262 (79th) | £129,158 (130th) | £123,114 (103rd) | £90,460 (281st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,606 (147th). Rail £7,273 (102nd).