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Mark Todd
Labour MP for South Derbyshire
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General 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
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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 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
- Hardly ever 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, National Identity Register, Iraq
(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 — Work and Pensions: Departmental Procurement (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress her Department has made in opening its procurement process to small and medium-sized enterprises.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance: East Midlands (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what Specified Capital Grant has been provided to each local authority in the East Midlands in each year since 2001; what bids each authority has made to meet its obligation to provide disabled facilities grant in each such year; and if he will make a statement.”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: New Clause 8 (25 Jun 2009)
“Perhaps HMRC might consider contracting out such an enforcement process and the checking mechanisms that are required to a media organisation with experience in this area.”
More of Mark Todd's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 100 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Todd speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 218 times in debates — 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £19,023 (419th) | £22,061 (236th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,683 (285th) | £19,012 (366th) | £12,905 (489th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,112 (515th) | £21,390 (219th) | £18,527 | £19,066 (223rd) | £18,748 (joint 310th) | £17,468 (449th) | £10,526 (506th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,906 (83rd) | £86,312 (235th) | £84,867 | £69,849 (386th) | £67,661 (348th) | £65,447 (260th) | £47,655 (256th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,086 (275th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,467 (275th)* | £6,434 (372nd)** | £5,291 | £6,944 (464th) | £7,191 (432nd) | £6,817 (459th) | £4,846 (477th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £451 (225th) | £901 (joint 142nd) | £679 | £734 (229th) | £131 (joint 398th) | £184 (385th) | £283 (319th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,123 (113th) | 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 | £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) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,996 (joint 77th) | £1,996 (joint 70th) | £1,996 (joint 69th) | £1,996 (joint 68th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,264 (263rd) | £142,405 (227th) | £134,285 | £123,714 (312th) | £120,114 (308th) | £112,985 (326th) | £79,610 (490th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,129 (198th). Rail £3,989 (238th). Misc £349 (87th).