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Colin Breed
Former Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 6,507 votes. — 432nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Colin Breed voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 6 — Disclosure of financial assistance to the Bank of England (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I rise to support the remarks made by the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban). At one stage, many of us thought that the Bill might never come back here at all. Considerable work has been done on it by a lot of people and it includes some important aspects for consumers, so it would have been a great shame if it had not proceeded. The provisions are reasonable given that there has been...”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 — Amendment of existing procedure in Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (8 Apr 2010) has video
“The Liberal Democrats fully support this modest but important Bill, as we supported the original Act. Twenty-six years ago, I was elected to a district council. We would not have needed such proposals then, but times have changed. In the intervening 26 years, not only has the way in which the electorate engages changed, but there has been over-centralisation of this place under both Labour...”
- [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — Assistance to Communities (11 Mar 2010)
“I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. One simple way of doing that would be to ensure that there is a sense of proportionality. The problem is that we sometimes have exactly the same rules for Oxfam as for a tiny organisation in a small town. We need a sense of proportionality about the way in which charities are administered and controlled.”
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 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54.89% of votes in this 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.
- 49 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 207 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
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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 (548th) | £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)1 | £11,841 (150th)2 | £13,516 (102nd)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,316 (150th). Rail £5,243 (175th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,114 (100th). Rail £6,645 (128th). Air £82 (160th).