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Doug Naysmith
Labour MP for Bristol North West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 8,962 votes. — 304th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Doug Naysmith 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 moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, South West Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, Health Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Deputy Prime Minister, International Development, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mental Health, Science and Discovery Centres, Obesity, Lighthouses, Tuberculosis
(based on written questions asked by Doug Naysmith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what contribution the Government Equalities Office has made to the cross-Government consultation, Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls; and what steps her Office is taking to ensure adequate funding for specialist voluntary sector organisations dealing with violence against women.”
- Written Answers — Health: Benzodiazepines and Antidepressants (19 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions of (a) individual benzodiazepine drugs and (b) individual anti-depressants were dispensed in the community in 2008.”
- Written Answers — Health: Dementia: Sight Impaired (31 Mar 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia who have an undetected visual problem; (2) what estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia and serious sight loss.”
More of Doug Naysmith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Doug Naysmith speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 28 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,808 (355th) | £20,902 (356th) | £16,943 | £18,648 (372nd) | £17,283 (401st) | £17,406 (454th) | £14,391 (415th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,085 (344th) | £16,830 (515th) | £16,472 | £17,155 (406th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £14,403 (563rd) | £15,465 (332nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,325 (407th) | £92,330 (38th) | £82,474 | £69,558 (394th) | £65,903 (424th) | £60,344 (517th) | £43,413 (430th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,164 (452nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,596 (318th)* | £8,986 (272nd)** | £7,499 | £10,827 (311th) | £10,550 (joint 305th) | £9,617 (340th) | £6,435 (400th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £288 (285th) | £697 (175th) | £755 | £1,298 (142nd) | £258 (343rd) | £917 (182nd) | £514 (joint 236th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £461 (516th) | £893 (319th) | £520 | £1,030 (joint 276th) | £772 (368th) | £866 (joint 395th) | £745 (431st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,216 (343rd) | £1,812 (443rd) | £1,509 | £2,385 (joint 349th) | £2,065 (399th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,168 (joint 381st) | £965 (joint 469th) | £777 | £1,985 (96th) | £1,985 (90th) | £1,985 (89th) | £1,985 (87th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,498 | £3,708 (49th) | £780 (72nd) | £2,448 (51st) | £0 |
| Total | £141,111 (401st) | £143,415 (203rd) | £128,447 | £126,594 (261st) | £118,395 (345th) | £107,986 (443rd) | £82,948 (444th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,137 (382nd). Rail £5,459 (166th).