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Stuart Bell
Labour MP for Middlesbrough
- Second Church Estates Commissioner, No Department (since 5 May 1997)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,567 votes. — 48th 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 Stuart Bell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Finance & Services Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Online Tax Return Services, E-Commerce, Cannabis
(based on written questions asked by Stuart Bell and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: MPs' Expenses and Allowances (4 Nov 2009)
“On a day when we mourn the loss of five of our servicemen, with many others seriously wounded, does that not put into perspective the question of allowances in our time? Is it not a fact that Sir Christopher Kelly is trying to end not just one year of frustration about allowances, but 30 years in which they have bedevilled the House? May I draw the Leader of the House's attention to Sir...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009)
“The Prime Minister is right to emphasise the leadership given by the European Union over many years in confronting global warming and reducing emissions of carbon and other greenhouse gases. May I plead with him to continue his unremitting efforts to ensure that, after the Copenhagen conference on climate change, there will indeed be another protocol to follow the one from Kyoto?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (28 Oct 2009)
“Following the creation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, and given the fact that Sir Thomas Legg is reviewing five years of our allowances, with the publication next week by Christopher Kelly of the overall review of MPs' allowances, can the Prime Minister tell the House what the next steps will be?”
More of Stuart Bell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 4 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 657 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £22,934 (212th) | £22,108 (joint 188th) | £21,633 | £20,899 (joint 201st) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,465 (326th) | £15,734 (joint 250th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,086 (639th) | £8,317 (630th) | £6,636 | £9,625 (611th) | £8,679 (640th) | £14,987 (549th) | £19,187 (194th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,127 (567th) | £80,664 (427th) | £73,558 | £64,356 (556th) | £66,380 (399th) | £59,851 (529th) | £46,530 (295th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,467 (441st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,612 (50th)* | £15,274 (66th)** | £18,661 | £26,746 (17th) | £29,570 (8th) | £25,351 (15th) | £20,023 (14th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £478 (joint 218th) | £2,313 (29th) | £2,912 | £2,770 (joint 25th) | £3,029 (20th) | £4,241 (3rd) | £2,803 (17th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,095 (12th) | 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 | £238 (610th) | £357 (586th) | £320 | £264 (joint 609th) | £471 (530th) | £502 (567th) | £229 (joint 631st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £835 (584th) | £427 (626th) | £803 | £70 (joint 642nd) | £1,042 (558th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £668 | £1,847 (joint 398th) | £1,847 (joint 391st) | £1,847 (joint 383rd) | £1,179 (527th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,933 (490th) | £130,395 (447th) | £125,191 | £126,577 (263rd) | £131,346 (98th) | £126,244 (55th) | £105,685 (40th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,555 (71st). Rail £10,214 (46th). Other: European £843 (68th).
** Car £8,176 (11th). Rail £5,534 (154th). European £1,564 (18th).