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Colin Breed
Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall
- Shadow Treasury Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 6,507 votes. — 432nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Colin Breed 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 very strongly 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 against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 20 May 2008)
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 26 Apr 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foot and Mouth, Affordable Housing, Bovine TB, Complaints, Rural Bus Services
(based on written questions asked by Colin Breed and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting): Clause 32 — Resignation from the House of Lords (26 Jan 2010) has video
“Can the Minister not see that, when it comes to many other aspects of this place, and in other fields, a period of time is provided for, in respect of the so-called revolving door? We do not want the Door to the Chamber to become a revolving door.”
- Financial Services Bill: New Clause 14 — Store cards and consumer credit agreements (25 Jan 2010) has video
“I shall not detain the Chamber long, Mr. Speaker. The Bill was born of the need to learn lessons, and it must be said that many of those things were not spotted by the original regulatory and supervisory system. It introduces some sensible measures, most of which we can wholeheartedly support, and our work has certainly been assisted by the witness sessions. We could not support the official...”
- Financial Services Bill: New Clause 9 — Bank and building society accounts of retail customers (25 Jan 2010)
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More of Colin Breed's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Colin Breed speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 202 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lay Associate Member of General Medical Council Interim Orders Panel. Address: General Medical Council, Regent's Place, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3JN. I receive expenses relating to meetings and work undertaken in that role. (Up to £5,000)
Received £310 on 31 July 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2009)
Received £310 on 4 August 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2009)
Received £310 on 21 August 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2009)
Received £310 on 1 September 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 September 2009)
Received £310 on 4 September 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 4 September 2009)
Received £310 on 24 September 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Received £310 on 12 October 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Received £310 on 30 October 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 November 2009)
Received £310 on 12 November 2009. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 26 November 2009)
Received £310 on 13 November 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 November 2009)
Received £310 on 23 November 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 November 2009)
Received £310 on 24 November 2009. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 November 2009)
Work with Global Partners in respect of their Foreign Office contract to provide mentoring and support services to Parliamentarians and their staff in the Iraqi Parliament. (£25,001-£30,000)
6. Overseas visits
9-11 October 2008, to Gibraltar with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gibraltar, to attend the National Day celebrations, accompanied by my spouse, at the expense of the Gibraltar Government. (Registered 1October 2008)
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 | £16,816 (389th) | £17,807 (443rd) | £16,244 (483rd) | £14,571 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £16,570 (420th) | £16,769 (473rd) | £13,692 (462nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £23,241 (81st) | £19,113 (289th) | £25,393 (88th) | £19,514 | £18,563 (305th) | £16,851 (532nd) | £15,792 (524th) | £12,593 (439th) |
| Staffing costs | £82,543 (547th) | £74,860 (586th) | £73,982 (568th) | £71,064 | £67,581 (461st) | £63,809 (520th) | £61,465 (475th) | £32,739 (611th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,115 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £10,308 (106th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,559 (219th)3 | £11,841 (150th)2 | £13,516 (102nd)1 | £10,700 | £15,849 (joint 120th with 1 other) | £13,525 (194th) | £12,638 (216th) | £9,464 (244th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £167 (joint 336th with 1 other) | £459 (232nd) | £1,105 | £686 (240th) | £1,221 (128th) | £631 (229th) | £295 (316th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £211 (joint 278th with 1 other) | £335 (252nd) | 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 | £2,716 (414th) | £627 (joint 411th with 3 others) | £684 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £619 | £636 (436th) | £528 (joint 497th with 1 other) | £725 (joint 461st with 1 other) | £835 (396th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,025 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £2,165 (joint 387th with 1 other) | £2,564 | £2,065 (396th) | £2,334 (351st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,288 (joint 208th with 2 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,929 (joint 252nd with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 247th with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 241st with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 229th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,201 (383rd) | £138,371 (426th) | £133,501 (407th) | £120,137 | £128,211 (226th) | £116,767 (380th) | £109,949 (398th) | £71,547 (580th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,114 (100th). Rail £6,645 (128th). Air £82 (160th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,316 (150th). Rail £5,243 (175th).