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Frank Roy
Labour MP for Motherwell and Wishaw
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Frank Roy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. 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 a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Firth of Forth: Bridges (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the effect on the steel industry of the Forth Replacement Crossing.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Stocks and Shares (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the names are of (a) overseas investors and (b) major private companies which own gilt holdings.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 10 — Responsibility for children and young persons (1 Feb 2012)
“Will my right hon. Friend give way?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 44 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 60.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation 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") 32 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)
8. Land and Property
Residential flat in London from which rental income is received (until 30 September 2011).
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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.
| 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 | £16,033 (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).