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Frank Roy
Labour MP for Motherwell and Wishaw

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Frank Roy voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Scotland, International Development, Treasury

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sudan, Libya: British Nationals Abroad, Disability Living Allowance: Motherwell, Benefits Reforms (Scotland), Hong Kong: Passports

    (based on written questions asked by Frank Roy and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance (1 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed disability living allowance in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011.”

    Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance (30 Apr 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Motherwell and Wishaw constituency who have identified sight impairment as their primary disability are currently receiving disability living allowance in each higher and lower rate mobility and higher and middle and lower rate care components for the latest period for which figures are available.”

    Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)

    “The hon. Gentleman spoke of a possible history debate with the hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie). We invite the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) to come to the Floor of the House, because I am sure that the debate is one that the whole House would like to hear, and no doubt we know who the winner would be.”

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    • Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — 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 63.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 34 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor:  Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
    Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,025
    Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
    Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as well as to strengthen political ties with the country. 
    (Registered 23 December 2011)
    6. Overseas visits
    Address of donor: PO Box 31966, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of travel and accommodation; £3,500
    Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
    Date of visit: 30 March-4 April 2012
    Purpose of visit: as part of the All-Party Group on the United Arab Emirates, to meet with Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures in order to build on the bilateral relationship and promote trade and investment ties.
    (Registered 25 April 2012)
    8. Land and Property
    Residential flat in London from which rental income is received (until 30 September 2011).

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£16,033 (408th) £21,365 (323rd) £21,627 (298th) £20,967 £20,513 (277th) £19,980 (253rd) £19,553 (314th) £14,825 (375th)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£16,558 (378th) £19,052 (294th) £20,840 (252nd) £18,224 £19,015 (234th) £18,727 (joint 325th with 1 other) £18,218 (joint 241st with 2 others) £19,415 (184th)
    Staffing costs£100,128 (161st) £89,612 (249th) £86,388 (233rd) £84,758 £70,291 (joint 355th with 1 other) £62,276 (559th) £52,775 (605th) £40,720 (499th)
    Communications Allowance£12,768 (62nd) £7,580 (353rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£15,264 (64th)1 £16,100 (57th)2 £15,866 (54th)3 £12,125 £18,551 (77th) £18,484 (73rd) £16,927 (98th) £16,005 (53rd)
    Members' Staff Travel£1,464 (45th) £1,505 (45th) £2,937 (10th) £1,556 £2,878 (23rd) £804 (190th) £535 (252nd) £233 (joint 335th with 1 other)
    Members' Spouse Travel£1,049 (113th) £357 (249th) 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£3,176 (351st) £693 (joint 362nd with 1 other) £924 (307th) £1,387 £1,391 (190th) £496 (511th) £941 (362nd) £408 (586th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,208 (534th) £3,457 (235th) £3,085 £5,322 (131st) £1,462 (498th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,165 (joint 388th with 1 other) £958 (joint 476th with 1 other) £846 £1,488 (joint 580th with 1 other) £1,488 (joint 566th with 1 other) £1,488 (joint 543rd with 1 other) £1,488 (joint 467th with 2 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £428 (78th) £0
    Total£166,442 (108th) £158,637 (117th) £152,997 (64th) £142,948 £139,449 (67th) £123,717 (232nd) £110,865 (381st) £93,094 (206th)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,408 (238th). Rail £980 (459th). Air £9,433 (44th). Misc £1,443 (16th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,786 (234th). Rail £1,736 (370th). Air £8,987 (50th). Misc £1,591 (12th).

    3 Car £5,679 (94th). Rail £743 (449th). Air £9,444 (45th).