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Martin Salter
Former Labour MP for Reading West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,682 votes. — 451st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martin Salter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Given the appalling collusion that appears to have taken place-my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase (Dr. Wright) has proof positive of it-does the hon. Gentleman agree that Members who want to drive the agenda forward have no option but to vote down the business motion? Will he organise on his Benches to ensure that that happens?”
- Business of the House (7 Apr 2010) has video
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his patience. Does he agree that we would not even have to go that far? The Government merely need to announce that they are prepared to table a revised business motion. If they did so, we could avoid an unseemly bun fight and an unseemly Division, and not detain hon. Members here too late tonight. We could certainly find the hour necessary in the plenty of time...”
- Business of the House (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that it is risible to hold the notion that the dewy-eyed political virgins that will descend on this place, irrespective of the outcome of the general election, will have as their raison d'être a reforming zeal rather than seeking, as all new Members do, preferment as quickly as possible? Is this not a matter that should be resolved in this Parliament,...”
More of Martin Salter's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77.48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 59 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 266 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,325 (156th) | £20,805 (189th) | £23,546 (138th) | £28,999 | £18,013 (357th) | £19,736 (8th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,088 (303rd) |
| Staffing costs | £95,040 (332nd) | £88,865 (279th) | £85,070 (294th) | £75,672 | £70,214 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £69,665 (199th) | £65,532 (250th) | £43,620 (423rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,545 (112th) | £9,302 (255th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,601 (259th)1 | £7,676 (314th)2 | £6,957 (345th)3 | £5,173 | £6,492 (481st) | £6,317 (473rd) | £6,447 (468th) | £4,064 (512th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £272 (254th) | £222 (joint 313th with 1 other) | £66 (401st) | £255 | £58 (440th) | £81 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £73 (joint 434th with 1 other) | £94 (joint 406th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £937 (614th) | £1,239 (144th) | £1,616 (139th) | £2,019 | £3,054 (52nd) | £3,976 (17th) | £3,718 (14th) | £1,573 (150th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,041 (231st) | £7,293 (73rd) | £3,404 | £10,220 (43rd) | £11,696 (16th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,113 (475th) | £967 (468th) | £148 | £1,986 (joint 93rd with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 87th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 86th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 84th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,719 (481st) | £132,263 (508th) | £125,515 (509th) | £115,670 | £110,037 (546th) | £114,957 (419th) | £95,990 (581st) | £67,425 (615th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,575 (424th). Rail £6,930 (108th). Other: Mileage £96 (48th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,085 (512th). Rail £6,413 (139th). Misc £5 (260th). Other: Mileage £173 (35th).