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Malcolm Bruce

Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon

• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
• Majority: 11,026 votes. — 183rd 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 Malcolm Bruce voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for 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, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
• Chairman, International Development Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Export Credits Guarantee Department, Christmas, Asbestos, Bechtel, Green Ministers

(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Bruce and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Patents Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

“My hon. Friend the Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes) made it clear that the Liberal Democrats are trying to focus on a very simple thing that the House could do today: sign up for the 10:10 campaign. I have absolute admiration for the Minister. Her commitment on this subject is acknowledged and her contribution is huge, but the fact remains that the Government sound...”

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

“I shall not take the hon. Gentleman's intervention, but I will anticipate it. He said that the House of Commons Commission has indicated that it does not wish to go down that route, but that does not prevent the House from saying that it wants it to do so and asking it to think again. The 10:10 website, which I looked at today, says that the House of Commons has the opportunity to sign up for...”

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

“Hang on. I did not like the last bit of the hon. Lady's intervention. So 10:10 is a gimmick? Is that what she is saying? The fact is that there was no 10:10 campaign when the 2008 Act went through Parliament, but there is now and it has widespread support individually and collectively. It is right for the House to use this opportunity to give a lead by saying, "We wish to join that campaign...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 36 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Malcolm Bruce speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 998 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,806 (132nd). Rail £1,893 (356th). Air £10,406 (33rd). Misc £1,838 (10th). Other: European £795 (69th).

^** Car £5,547 (103rd). Rail £1,859 (346th). Air £16,403 (8th). European £676 (72nd).