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Malcolm Bruce
Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Malcolm Bruce voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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 4)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: South Sudan (1 Feb 2012)
“The Select Committee is looking forward to having an extended exchange with the Secretary of State on South Sudan this afternoon. In the light of the disruption of oil supplies, and the fact that the South Sudan Government are 98% dependent on oil revenues, will the Minister tell us what steps our Government and the international community are taking to resolve the dispute and to support the...”
- [Philip Davies in the Chair] — International Development (India) (26 Jan 2012)
“I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate, which has been extremely positive and constructive. The Committee’s mood and the Minister’s response is that we are working in partnership with the Government and the people of India. Indeed, what we are doing, we are doing together and in full participation. The fundamental concern and objective is to ensure that the...”
- [Philip Davies in the Chair] — International Development (India) (26 Jan 2012)
“Is my hon. Friend able to say what the CDC’s role will be? The CDC is being revamped, and it seems that some of this returnable kind of capital would be appropriately delivered through that body. Is there an active dialogue between DFID and the CDC about how the private sector funding will develop in India?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1071 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £22,816 (154th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £19,518 (408th) | £18,585 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,883 (326th) | £18,492 (393rd) | £13,840 (452nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,786 (366th) | £18,862 (299th) | £20,183 (346th) | £19,024 | £18,808 (271st) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,969 (490th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,197 (158th) | £92,840 (106th) | £86,566 (221st) | £82,993 | £70,841 (293rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £52,140 (122nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,997 (28th) | £8,290 (316th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £19,152 (25th)1 | £19,738 (20th)2 | £24,485 (6th)3 | £19,716 | £21,178 (41st) | £21,491 (38th) | £23,544 (26th) | £16,416 (45th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £337 (joint 214th with 2 others) | £517 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £4,179 (3rd) | £1,409 | £2,497 (38th) | £2,461 (35th) | £2,170 (41st) | £2,931 (15th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,743 (57th) | £3,113 (25th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £1,723 (14th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,202 (492nd) | £507 (486th) | £728 (405th) | £1,294 | £630 (joint 439th with 1 other) | £599 (463rd) | £443 (joint 582nd with 1 other) | £483 (565th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,226 (531st) | £2,134 (395th) | £3,260 | £1,426 (503rd) | £1,731 (458th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,011 (567th) | £787 (604th) | £0 | £1,970 (joint 127th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 120th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 119th with 5 others) | £1,970 (joint 114th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,561 (19th) | £0 | £5,381 (26th) | £2,219 (26th) |
| Total | £178,231 (24th) | £170,910 (15th) | £158,580 (27th) | £146,281 | £146,813 (34th) | £133,957 (76th) | £135,830 (11th) | £100,968 (81st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,346 (145th). Rail £1,344 (423rd). Air £12,075 (21st). Misc £1,387 (18th).
2 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).
3 Car £5,547 (103rd). Rail £1,859 (346th). Air £16,403 (8th). European £676 (72nd).