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Ian Liddell-Grainger
Conservative MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset
- Also represented Bridgwater
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Liddell-Grainger voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Defence, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Paye, Parrett Catchment Project, Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton, Asylum Seekers, Probation Service
(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 1)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Water Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Insolvency (8 Nov 2011)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effects on director behaviour in the event that fewer actions are taken by insolvency practitioners as a result of implementation of the proposed changes to conditional fee arrangements and after the event insurance in insolvency litigation; (2) what estimate he has made of the effect on HM Revenue and...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Insolvency (8 Nov 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the merits of amending section 233 of the Insolvency Act to prevent suppliers demanding payments upon insolvency where such payments make company rescue harder or reduce dividends to creditors.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: M5 Motorway Accident (7 Nov 2011)
“If I may, I will pay tribute to the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Mr Browne), who is in his place, because it is the nightmare of every MP to face such a tragedy. The Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State made it clear that this matter will be thought through logically. One worry is that, as the M5 is the most important arterial route in our county, whatever happens to the M5...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.18% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 192 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,607 (269th) | £14,124 (490th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £0 |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,438 (153rd) | £30,256 (3rd) | £21,432 (216th) | £15,709 | £15,771 (458th) | £18,763 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £16,429 (502nd) | £16,372 (289th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,154 (268th) | £86,469 (364th) | £78,052 (500th) | £83,668 | £73,620 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £58,643 (556th) | £48,864 (221st) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,573 (336th) | £6,538 (392nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,899 (167th)1 | £8,249 (joint 284th with 1 other)2 | £7,312 (333rd)3 | £6,892 | £11,835 (276th) | £9,274 (354th) | £12,033 (246th) | £11,404 (155th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,907 (6th) | £3,703 (5th) | £2,414 (26th) | £990 | £224 (357th) | £1,597 (88th) | £1,107 (152nd) | £356 (296th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,137 (10th) | £2,152 (joint 53rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £951 (19th) | £1,512 (16th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,269 (234th) | £852 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £321 | £1,906 (292nd) | £1,906 (288th) | £1,906 (285th) | £1,586 (joint 427th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,333 (41st) | £166,109 (36th) | £134,421 (387th) | £131,651 | £127,864 (232nd) | £117,536 (362nd) | £111,111 (370th) | £80,543 (477th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,755 (10th). Rail £2,220 (334th). Other: Mileage £63 (66th). European £861 (66th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,045 (21st). Rail £1,204 (410th).