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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
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Liddell-Grainger voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking 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
- 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever 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)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- 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
- Opposition Day — [1st Allotted Day] — Badger Cull (5 Jun 2013)
“rose—”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance (24 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of (a) the criteria by which the future financial settlement for local authorities and English regions should be determined and (b) the desirability or otherwise of replacing the Barnett Formula by a needs-based allocation of government finances that takes into account variable divisions of...”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Devolution (18 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Government will give consideration to negotiating a stronger devolution settlement with the Scottish Government; and which (a) fiscal and (b) other economic powers the Government would consider devolving as part of such a settlement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 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 75.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 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") 206 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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).