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Christine Russell
Labour MP for Chester, City of
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 915 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
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Christine Russell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, International Development, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing, Middle East, New Deal, Debt Relief, Population Movements
(based on written questions asked by Christine Russell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (25 Jan 2010) has video
“In Chester, parents greatly value and appreciate our four excellent children's centres. Will my right hon. Friend reassure me that those centres will continue to provide universal access to all parents, irrespective of their background and circumstances?”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children's Centres (25 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what progress his Department has made towards its objective of opening 3,500 children's centres by 2010.”
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] (12 Jan 2010)
“Does the hon. Gentleman believe that the fact that the Israelis refused to take part enhances the perception of bias in the whole report and that it would have been much more helpful if there had been co-operation from the Israelis?”
More of Christine Russell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 29 times in debates — well 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 | £19,274 (318th) | £21,359 (325th) | £19,325 (411th) | £19,702 | £20,784 (242nd) | £18,239 (363rd) | £17,202 (459th) | £14,165 (428th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,231 (205th) | £25,396 (50th) | £21,478 (213th) | £17,919 | £17,521 (382nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £16,958 (481st) | £20,616 (145th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,069 (300th) | £86,447 (365th) | £86,237 (243rd) | £84,262 | £75,979 (120th) | £69,574 (201st) | £65,704 (178th) | £43,605 (424th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,072 (474th) | £7,567 (355th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,989 (161st)3 | £10,051 (221st)2 | £9,621 (233rd)1 | £9,176 | £12,941 (227th) | £12,656 (226th) | £12,177 (238th) | £8,065 (317th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £411 (joint 183rd with 1 other) | £493 (joint 213th with 1 other) | £809 (154th) | £276 | £1,959 (79th) | £1,671 (81st) | £2,017 (47th) | £760 (174th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,940 (385th) | £1,179 (joint 165th with 1 other) | £1,020 (274th) | £869 | £1,200 (joint 234th with 1 other) | £789 (361st) | £1,609 (joint 139th with 1 other) | £1,147 (279th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,038 (233rd) | £3,220 (261st) | £2,341 | £3,650 (207th) | £1,872 (436th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th with 4 others) | £1,075 (296th) | £965 | £1,828 (429th) | £1,828 (422nd) | £1,813 (416th) | £996 (562nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,624 (31st) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £154,985 (265th) | £156,749 (151st) | £142,785 (219th) | £135,510 | £135,862 (104th) | £129,052 (133rd) | £117,480 (224th) | £89,354 (311th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,590 (248th). Rail £6,461 (132nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,074 (263rd). Rail £6,837 (111th). Misc £80 (172nd). Other: Rail £28 (151st). European £970 (56th).