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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, International Development, Health, Trade and Industry

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Iraq, GM Crops, Departments: Equal Opportunities, Recycling

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RSS feed Most recent appearances in parliament

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Biofuels (22 Jul 2008)

“The Government are committed to making the most of the potential of anaerobic digestion. It supports our objectives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, generating renewable energy, and diverting organic material, especially food waste, from landfill. In addition, the treated material—the 'digestate'—can be returned to the land as a fertiliser. The consultation on the UK...”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Birds: Somerset (22 Jul 2008)

“It is not possible to give an indication of populations of birds split between private and publicly owned land, because of the complexity of land ownership. There have been comprehensive surveys of the breeding waders of the Somerset Levels and Moors since 1977. These generally take place every five or six years. In 1987, a total of 278 breeding pairs were found to be present across 16 sites....”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Domestic Waste (22 Jul 2008)

“The household waste figures are calculated from data submitted to WasteDataFlow by local authorities and are for the last three financial years for which data are published. Total household waste (million tonnes) Region 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 North East 1.33 1.29 1.30 North West 3.77 3.82 3.72 Yorkshire and the Humber 2.55 2.51 2.57 East Midlands 2.27...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
  • 143 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Joan Ruddock speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 181 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£0£0£0£0£0£0
London Supplement£2,712 (joint 1st)£2,613£1,618 (joint 1st)£1,574 (joint 1st)£1,527 (joint 1st)£1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£27,072 (62nd)£26,896£13,545 (541st)£13,889 (593rd)£15,150 (544th)£8,673 (553rd)
Staffing Allowance£80,621 (429th)£79,155£81,338 (35th)£74,957 (42nd)£72,310 (joint 1st)£57,145 (40th)
Members' Travel£1,798 (594th)*£1,154£2,203 (613th)£2,030 (614th)£3,966 (560th)£2,895 (568th)
Members' Staff Travel£0£0£0£0£0£0
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,198 (223rd)£1,675£1,588 (158th)£1,580 (joint 112th)£2,112 (73rd)£2,006 (70th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,035 (195th)£4,434£4,358 (174th)£3,556 (198th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£989 (joint 432nd)£180£1,962 (joint 166th)£1,962 (joint 161st)£1,962 (joint 159th)£1,962 (joint 152nd)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£118,425 (566th)£116,107£106,612 (581st)£99,548 (598th)£97,027 (570th)£73,908 (561st)

* Car £1,363 (503rd). Rail £86 (550th). European £349 (104th).