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Chris Ruane
Labour MP for Vale of Clwyd
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,669 votes. — 392nd 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 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 strongly against 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, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 8 Dec 2009)
- Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 8 Dec 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Health, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Electoral Register, Electoral Registration, Departmental Statistics, Young Offenders, Child Support Agency
(based on written questions asked by Chris Ruane and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 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)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) 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 — Justice: Electorate: British Nationals Abroad (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many persons entitled to vote in each parliamentary constituency are registered as resident abroad.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many UK citizens resident abroad are registered to vote in each parliamentary constituency, ranked from highest to lowest in respect of the number in each constituency.”
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“The hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar said that local government should be allowed to set its spending priorities according to local priorities, but electoral registration is not only for local government, but for Assemblies, national Government and EU-wide government. The issue is so important that the money should be ring-fenced.”
More of Chris Ruane's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 308 written questions in the last year — well above 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 2008, 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,940 (72nd) | £23,076 (joint 156th with 1 other) | £21,966 (266th) | £21,634 | £19,560 (326th) | £15,977 (440th) | £14,337 (534th) | £12,213 (513th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,571 (288th) | £17,548 (367th) | £19,935 (373rd) | £20,489 | £15,680 (462nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £15,778 (525th) | £11,035 (486th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,201 (157th) | £94,240 (joint 71st with 1 other) | £87,694 (133rd) | £83,517 | £72,028 (256th) | £66,148 (joint 405th with 3 others) | £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) | £52,761 (106th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,099 (125th) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,463 (421st)3 | £6,232 (384th)2 | £7,759 (310th)1 | £10,472 | £12,302 (259th) | £11,924 (249th) | £11,279 (276th) | £10,379 (196th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £64 (362nd) | £390 (240th) | £125 (364th) | £1,238 | £1,059 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £252 (joint 346th with 1 other) | £1,078 (156th) | £718 (183rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £345 (237th) | £540 (211th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £34 (101st) | £93 (joint 87th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,971 (joint 38th with 1 other) | £1,030 (joint 210th with 1 other) | £2,881 (47th) | £4,547 | £3,009 (53rd) | £1,696 (102nd) | £2,310 (47th) | £2,908 (21st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,441 (24th) | £6,767 (87th) | £7,417 | £6,433 (90th) | £5,941 (81st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,345 (joint 129th with 3 others) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £0 | £1,827 (430th) | £1,827 (423rd) | £1,827 (406th) | £1,827 (joint 369th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,688 (104th) | £159,935 (joint 103rd with 1 other) | £148,336 (114th) | £149,314 | £131,898 (153rd) | £122,564 (252nd) | £110,397 (387th) | £91,841 (237th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,723 (138th). Rail £1,509 (383rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,820 (285th). Rail £2,105 (343rd). Air £446 (122nd). Misc £73 (178th). Other: Rail £19 (155th).
1 Car £5,480 (109th). Rail £2,145 (319th). Air £134 (228th).