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Malcolm Rifkind
Conservative MP for Kensington & Chelsea
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 12,418 votes. — 44th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Malcolm Rifkind voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Pathways to Work, Torture
(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Rifkind and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Iran (30 Jun 2009) has video
“Does the Foreign Secretary agree that the repression in Iran is already having consequences far beyond the borders of that country and has dealt a body blow to Iran's aspirations to be seen as the champion of Islam in the middle east? Has not President Ahmadinejad been revealed, not as a popular President who is governing with the consent of the people of Iran, but as a local despot who is...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pay (25 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many service personnel have had salary payments reduced or stopped in order to offset overpayments made as a result of errors in the Joint Personnel Administration system since April 2006; (2) what steps his Department has taken to eliminate errors in the Joint Personnel Administration system; (3) how many service personnel have been...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Georgia: International Assistance (25 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to ensure the continuation of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's mission to Georgia.”
More of Malcolm Rifkind's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — 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 47% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 40 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") 100 times in debates — below 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,360 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,509 (524th) | £11,813 (602nd) | £17,352 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £91,048 (151st) | £89,146 (87th) | £75,461 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,188 (493rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,596 (488th)* | £4,824 (477th)** | £2,763 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £499 (214th) | 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 | £479 (504th) | £742 (joint 394th) | £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) | £898 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £119,685 (602nd) | £112,122 (601st) | £102,817 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,640 (443rd). Rail £82 (561st). Air £2,567 (80th). Misc £307 (97th).
** Car £1,322 (506th). 3rd party £6 (61st). Rail £318 (502nd). Air £3,178 (87th).