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Frank Roy
Labour MP for Motherwell & Wishaw
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (since 8 May 2006)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 15,222 votes. — 36th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Frank Roy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against 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, Selection Committee (since 9 Oct 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Treasury, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sudan, Benefits Reforms (Scotland), Benefit Fraud, Working Families Tax Credit, Taiwan
(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 n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. David Wilshire in the Chair] — Returning Officers (Accountability) (3 Feb 2010)
“rose-”
- Royal Assent: The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (20 Mar 2008)
“British.”
- Regulatory Reform (3 Jul 2007)
“Not moved.”
More of Frank Roy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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)3 | £16,100 (57th)2 | £15,866 (54th)1 | £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 (107th) | £158,637 (117th) | £152,997 (64th) | £142,948 | £139,449 (67th) | £123,717 (232nd) | £110,865 (381st) | £93,094 (206th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,786 (234th). Rail £1,736 (370th). Air £8,987 (50th). Misc £1,591 (12th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,408 (238th). Rail £980 (459th). Air £9,433 (44th). Misc £1,443 (16th).