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Don Foster
Liberal Democrat MP for Bath
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Don Foster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Olympic Games, Olympic Games 2012, Rail Safety, Sports: Finance
(based on written questions asked by Don Foster and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Hotels: Heating (15 May 2013)
“The Department does not provide guidance of this sort. However, changes to the Building Regulations that came into force in April 2010 introduced a new requirement for thermostatic mixing valves to be fitted on baths in new dwellings. This was in response to evidence which demonstrated that there were a significant number of scalding accidents each year in the home, particularly to young...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Travellers: Finance (14 May 2013)
“The Homes and Communities Agency has provided funding to local authorities and other registered providers to support the construction and refurbishment of authorised traveller pitches. The funding provided in each of the last three years (2010-11 to 2012-13) and the funding forecast for 2013-14 and 2014-15 is set out in the following table. Government spending in 2015-16 is subject to the...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Construction: Standards (13 May 2013)
“The work of the Housing Standards Review working groups has recently been completed. We are currently drafting a consultation document on the options, and will be publishing this soon.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 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") 824 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £19,018 (323rd) | £22,754 (243rd) | £21,955 (268th) | £21,012 | £15,504 (472nd) | £16,134 (432nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,903 (196th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,006 (214th) | £20,266 (225th) | £20,654 (266th) | £21,358 | £18,123 (347th) | £17,868 (474th) | £18,206 (joint 263rd with 2 others) | £21,414 (126th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,386 (323rd) | £93,729 (88th) | £88,978 (91st) | £75,750 | £69,875 (385th) | £68,022 (joint 300th with 6 others) | £63,740 (360th) | £45,383 (352nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,141 (397th) | £9,196 (266th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,412 (317th)1 | £5,155 (456th)2 | £6,100 (396th)3 | £6,449 | £7,809 (433rd) | £8,369 (389th) | £7,567 (425th) | £6,449 (399th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £77 (435th) | £252 (joint 346th with 1 other) | £568 (joint 241st with 1 other) | £197 (joint 358th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £658 (172nd) | £542 (210th) | 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 | £3,240 (347th) | £978 (234th) | £725 (406th) | £771 | £818 (354th) | £639 (441st) | £1,159 (270th) | £1,409 (joint 195th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,792 (415th) | £1,893 (joint 432nd with 2 others) | £1,843 | £1,447 (500th) | £1,097 (joint 549th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,346 (joint 121st with 7 others) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £0 | £1,914 (joint 274th with 1 other) | £1,914 (270th) | £1,914 (267th) | £1,914 (253rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,148 (72nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,860 (291st) | £156,906 (146th) | £141,447 (252nd) | £127,183 | £115,567 (483rd) | £114,295 (437th) | £112,876 (329th) | £92,669 (216th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,170 (79th). Rail £1,964 (355th). Other: Rail £4 (171st). European £274 (124th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,528 (252nd). Rail £963 (440th). Other: Rail £95 (121st). European £569 (96th).