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Chris Ruane

Labour MP for Vale of Clwyd

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 4,669 votes. — 390th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Chris Ruane 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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
• Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly 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: Home Department, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Health, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Electoral Register, Electoral Registration, Young Offenders, Child Support Agency, Police

(based on written questions asked by Chris Ruane and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Housing Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• International Development Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Stress (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department provides facilities for meditation for its staff.”

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Stress (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will undertake an assessment of the effects of use of meditation techniques by NHS staff.”

Written Answers — Justice: National Offender Management Service: Stress (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether his Department provides training for prison staff in meditation techniques; (2) if he will undertake research into the effectiveness of meditation techniques for prison service staff in assisting them to carry out their duties.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 362 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 0 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Ruane speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,723 (138th). Rail £1,509 (383rd).

^** Car £5,480 (109th). Rail £2,145 (319th). Air £134 (228th).