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Ian Liddell-Grainger
Conservative MP for Bridgwater
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,469 votes. — 328th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Liddell-Grainger voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 18 Jan 2008)
- Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Education and Skills, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parrett Catchment Project, Probation Service, Asylum Seekers, Flooding, Nimrod Aircraft
(based on written questions asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“I rise to request a debate in this House on behalf of the farmers of Exmoor on the digital mapping system that the Rural Payments Agency uses to allocate money to farmers. The agency has got it wrong for the third year running. This is now becoming beyond a joke. Why can we not get this mapping correct? We can read papers from space, so why can we not get field outlines right? Farmers are...”
- Standards Board for England (30 Jun 2009)
“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to debate the Standards Board for England. For those hon. Members who have never come across it, let me say with great sincerity, "Lucky you!" The board is supposed to promote high ethical standards for local government, but in my experience it is an inefficient, expensive and woefully unfair outfit that should be confined to the history books as...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Financial Markets: Credit (20 May 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what oversight his Department exercises over credit default swap contracts with consortia in which it has a financial stake; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such oversight; if he will consider the merits of introducing independent scrutiny of such contracts; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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 14–15 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") 171 times in debates — 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,607 (269th) | £14,124 (490th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £0 |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £30,256 (3rd) | £21,432 (216th) | £15,709 | £15,771 (458th) | £18,763 (joint 291st) | £16,429 (502nd) | £16,372 (289th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,469 (364th) | £78,052 (500th) | £83,668 | £73,620 (joint 206th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £58,643 (556th) | £48,864 (221st) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,538 (392nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,249 (joint 284th)* | £7,312 (333rd)** | £6,892 | £11,835 (276th) | £9,274 (354th) | £12,033 (246th) | £11,404 (155th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,703 (5th) | £2,414 (26th) | £990 | £224 (357th) | £1,597 (88th) | £1,107 (152nd) | £356 (296th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,152 (joint 53rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,512 (16th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £852 (joint 288th) | £517 (524th) | £713 | £1,277 (212th) | £995 (253rd) | £1,271 (225th) | £1,961 (76th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,134 (354th) | £1,567 (486th) | £1,724 | £2,624 (315th) | £2,854 (281st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,161 (396th) | £1,017 (joint 383rd) | £321 | £1,906 (292nd) | £1,906 (288th) | £1,906 (285th) | £1,586 (joint 427th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,109 (36th) | £134,421 (387th) | £131,651 | £127,864 (232nd) | £117,536 (362nd) | £111,111 (370th) | £80,543 (477th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,045 (21st). Rail £1,204 (410th).