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Malcolm Rifkind
Conservative MP for Kensington

  • Also represented Kensington and Chelsea
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Malcolm Rifkind voted on key issues:

  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport, Communities and Local Government

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Pensions, Incapacity Benefit, British Nationality: Torture, Iran, Pathways to Work

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Syria (20 May 2013)

“I soberly disagree with the shadow Foreign Secretary in his opposition to military support for the Syrian National Coalition. What incentive does President Assad have to use a forthcoming conference to seek a political solution, when he continues to receive weapons of all descriptions from Russia and Iran? I know that my right hon. Friend has slowly and reluctantly come to the view that...”

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)

“My right hon. Friend has rightly emphasised the importance of the United Kingdom’s relationship with China, but he will be as aware as all the rest of us that, from time to time, it has been a difficult relationship, particularly given the very difficult problem of Tibet. Is he able to be positive today about what he expects to be the relationship between the United Kingdom and China...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Sri Lanka (23 Apr 2013)

“Do the Government accept that it is becoming increasingly apparent that great damage will be done to the Commonwealth if the next CHOGM is held in Colombo later this year, given the appalling human rights record in Sri Lanka and its Government’s disregard for the rule of law? Will my hon. Friend assure the House that the Government are taking action, along with many other Commonwealth...”

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  • Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 54.25% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 41 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.
  • 160 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Malcolm Rifkind’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 177 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

1. Remunerated directorships
Continental Farmers Group plc (non-executive), 33 Athol St, Douglas Isle of Man; farming in Eastern Europe. Approximately 6 board meetings per year, each lasting around 4 hours. Occasional ad hoc meetings. Travel time to Douglas or Dublin to be added.
Monthly ongoing payment of £4,580 gross, July 2011 (Registered 12 July 2011)
Adam Smith International (including Amphion Group Ltd and Adam Smith Services Ltd) (non-executive), 3 Albert Embankment, London; consultancy and project implementation overseas.
Monthly ongoing payment of £2,916.66 gross. (Registered 8 September 2009)
Unilever plc (non-executive), 100 Victoria Embankment London. Approximately eight board meetings a year each lasting a morning and afternoon with a dinner the previous evening. Most meetings in London, two or three in The Netherlands and one elsewhere . Also member of Board Committee, three hours the day before each board meeting. Attendance may be by video conference.
Monthly ongoing payment of £7,999 gross (Registered 7 February 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Since 1 July 2012, Chairman of LEK Advisory Board. Consulting LLP, 40 Grosvenor Place, London. Advisory Board meeting 4 times a year. Each meeting 4 hours approximately. Occasional advice by e-mail.
Quarterly payment of £6,250 gross; 4 hours approximately.
Total remuneration increased to quarterly payment of £12,500. (Updated 22 November 2012)
Payments for articles for Daily Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT:
Payment of £340. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 4 May 2012)
Payments for articles in the Evening Standard, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5EE:
Payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 4 May 2012)
Senior Counsellor, Dragoman, Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia, specialist advisory firm. No regular meetings, communication by email and occasional meetings in London as might be required. Retainer of Australian $12,500 paid every three months.
Received fee of £20,000 for speech and associated activities at Conference of LGT Bank in Vienna, 24 September 2012. Address of payer: 35 Dover Street London W1S 4NQ. Hours: 3-4 hrs, plus flight to Vienna on the previous day. (Registered 12 November 2012)

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Staying away from main home£0 £0 £0 £0        
London costs£2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) £2,360        
Office running costs£12,436 (523rd) £12,509 (524th) £11,813 (602nd) £17,352        
Staffing costs£91,378 (425th) £91,048 (151st) £89,146 (87th) £75,461        
Communications Allowance£1,868 (554th) £4,188 (493rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£1,966 (583rd)1 £4,596 (488th)2 £4,824 (477th)3 £2,763        
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£596 (183rd) £499 (214th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£2,241 (486th) £479 (504th) £742 (joint 394th with 1 other) £1,291        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,641 (276th) £1,987 (414th) £2,692 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £913 (612th) £898 (joint 566th with 1 other) £898        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Total£113,401 (612th) £119,685 (602nd) £112,122 (601st) £102,817        

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,040 (487th). Rail £153 (552nd). Air £773 (108th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,640 (443rd). Rail £82 (561st). Air £2,567 (80th). Misc £307 (97th).

3 Car £1,322 (506th). 3rd party £6 (61st). Rail £318 (502nd). Air £3,178 (87th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (2 Feb 2010 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (14 Jan 2010 to 19 Jan 2010)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (8 Dec 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Chairman, Standards and Privileges Committee (2 Dec 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (27 Nov 2009 to 2 Dec 2009)
  • Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (13 Jun 2006 to 23 May 2008)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform, Work & Pensions & Welfare Reform (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)

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