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John Reid
Labour MP for Airdrie & Shotts
- Also represented Hamilton North & Bellshill; Motherwell North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 14,084 votes. — 32nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Reid voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
This MP is not currently on any select or public bill committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances
- Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009) has video
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- Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009) has video
“I have never before been nonplussed in response to the right hon. Gentleman. I take his point, but is he not conflating two time scales? The truth of the matter is that during the early stages of a recession, we have to expand and maintain expenditure, demand and investment through the public sector. He would be the first to accept that that requires a degree of borrowing, and that we also...”
- Amendment of the Law (27 Apr 2009) has video
“My right hon. Friend is making a very interesting case. Is it not the truth that the key questions about the tax are: first, whether in the present circumstances it is to be regarded as a desirable policy objective on its own, or an economic imperative, particularly given the fairness issue; and secondly, whether it is to be regarded as indicative of a general strategic direction on taxation...”
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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 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 54 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 1434 times in debates — well above 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) | £20,596 (366th) | £13,028 | £16,757 (437th) | £12,000 (538th) | £16,000 (497th) | £9,509 (572nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,259 (106th) | £862 (112th) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,979 (6th) | £28,189 (39th) | £25,259 | £18,135 (346th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,792 (414th) | £20,479 (155th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,497 (399th) | £76,873 (526th) | £60,267 | £47,184 (649th) | £44,766 (649th) | £42,963 (643rd) | £30,610 (628th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,259 (491st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,860 (227th)* | £3,654 (533rd)** | £5,582 | £8,146 (416th) | £7,692 (411th) | £5,337 (511th) | £3,292 (549th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,957 (12th) | £437 (joint 235th) | £499 | £0 | £735 (203rd) | £992 (171st) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,467 (93rd) | 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 | £358 (558th) | £540 (joint 516th) | £682 | £729 (390th) | £419 (joint 556th) | £1,063 (joint 307th) | £559 (joint 523rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,261 (519th) | £2,053 (406th) | £2,770 | £2,735 (300th) | £2,121 (386th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,488 (21st) | £1,271 (55th) | £821 | £1,134 (636th) | £1,134 (633rd) | £1,947 (joint 192nd) | £1,947 (joint 183rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £160,209 (98th) | £133,613 (405th) | £108,908 | £96,438 (631st) | £88,925 (633rd) | £86,956 (627th) | £67,623 (613th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,300 (400th). Air £8,560 (53rd).