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Mark Todd
Labour MP for South Derbyshire
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 4,495 votes. — 510th 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 Mark Todd voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Child Support Agency, Departmental Temporary Employment, Departmental Public Expenditure, National Identity Register
(based on written questions asked by Mark Todd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Care Farms (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will commission research into the number, uses and viability of care farms in England.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what formula is to be used to calculate the reduction in UK carbon dioxide emissions as a direct result of implementing the Carbon Reduction Commitment.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what incentives will be available through the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme to encourage organisations to outsource work to the most energy-efficient provider.”
More of Mark Todd's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 55 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Todd speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 240 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | £9,870 (514th) | £19,023 (419th) | £22,061 (236th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,683 (285th) | £19,012 (366th) | £12,905 (489th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,546 (485th) | £13,112 (515th) | £21,390 (219th) | £18,527 | £19,066 (223rd) | £18,748 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £17,468 (449th) | £10,526 (506th) |
| Staffing costs | £104,426 (60th) | £93,906 (83rd) | £86,312 (235th) | £84,867 | £69,849 (386th) | £67,661 (348th) | £65,447 (260th) | £47,655 (256th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,540 (379th) | £9,086 (275th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,009 (198th)3 | £8,467 (275th)2 | £6,434 (372nd)1 | £5,291 | £6,944 (464th) | £7,191 (432nd) | £6,817 (459th) | £4,846 (477th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £201 (joint 284th with 1 other) | £451 (225th) | £901 (joint 142nd with 1 other) | £679 | £734 (229th) | £131 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £184 (385th) | £283 (319th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £717 (160th) | £1,123 (113th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £37 (99th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,890 (280th) | £1,093 (194th) | £1,177 (230th) | £1,021 | £1,434 (183rd) | £1,444 (137th) | £2,061 (80th) | £1,399 (200th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,809 (257th) | £3,072 (283rd) | £2,266 | £2,789 (295th) | £3,260 (234th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,194 (joint 336th with 2 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,996 (joint 77th with 2 others) | £1,996 (joint 70th with 3 others) | £1,996 (joint 69th with 3 others) | £1,996 (joint 68th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,235 (joint 326th with 1 other) | £150,264 (263rd) | £142,405 (227th) | £134,285 | £123,714 (312th) | £120,114 (308th) | £112,985 (326th) | £79,610 (490th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,129 (198th). Rail £3,989 (238th). Misc £349 (87th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,878 (280th). Rail £6,190 (137th). Misc £941 (39th).