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Iris Robinson
DUP MP for Strangford, DUP MLA for Strangford
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 13,049 votes. — 74th 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 Iris Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 11 Nov 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Health, Treasury, Home Department, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Mental Health, Autism, General Practitioners, Police Service of Northern Ireland
(based on written questions asked by Iris Robinson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Loyalist Decommissioning (4 Nov 2009)
“My party welcomes the progress made towards total decommissioning by loyalist paramilitaries. When that process has been completed, will the Secretary of State publish an inventory of the weapons decommissioned by both the IRA and the loyalist paramilitaries?”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: New Clause (3 Nov 2009)
“It is about quality.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Persecution of Christians in Orissa State (2 Nov 2009)
“I congratulate my colleagues on tabling the motion. I regret that Sinn Féin has resorted to type by appearing to blame the plight of Christians in Orissa state on the British Government’s involvement in India many years ago. Sadly, the SDLP has taken a leaf out of that book and done the same. I was first made aware of the plight of the Christians in Orissa by a constituent in...”
More of Iris Robinson's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: WriteToThem had possibly bad contact details for this MP.
- Has voted in 29% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 40 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £20,478 (373rd) | £20,386 (373rd) | £21,217 | £20,541 (274th) | £19,801 (272nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,079 (613th) | £20,112 (356th) | £13,583 | £14,996 (491st) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £22,907 (107th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,175 (553rd) | £76,370 (535th) | £74,485 | £60,379 (605th) | £64,103 (506th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £48,783 (225th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,315 (571st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,973 (146th)* | £15,872 (53rd)** | £18,502 | £21,879 (36th) | £28,119 (12th) | £27,301 (11th) | £20,874 (12th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £186 (331st) | £237 | £1,447 (126th) | £0 | £1,305 (121st) | £2,390 (23rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £879 (274th) | £333 (597th) | £442 | £469 (joint 520th) | £1,441 (138th) | £1,187 (257th) | £1,505 (169th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,192 (joint 208th) | £1,153 (564th) | £1,718 | £1,225 (541st) | £4,928 (122nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,382 (80th) | £180 (639th) | £0 | £1,938 (joint 224th) | £1,938 (joint 220th) | £1,938 (joint 217th) | £1,938 (joint 207th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,025 (10th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £125,473 (573rd) | £134,592 (joint 384th) | £130,184 | £134,899 (114th) | £139,129 (38th) | £131,667 (25th) | £116,406 (6th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,820 (408th). Rail £479 (494th). Air £9,649 (45th). Misc £25 (221st).
** Car £1,660 (461st). Rail £1,135 (408th). Air £13,077 (24th).