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Matthew Taylor
Liberal Democrat MP for Truro & St Austell
- Also represented Truro
- Entered Parliament on 12 March 1987 — unknown
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 7,403 votes. — 393rd 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 Matthew Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Defence, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Porton Down, Data Protection Act, Special Advisers, Arson, Departmental Communications
(based on written questions asked by Matthew Taylor and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (No.2) Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“That is a huge concern, so I hope that the Minister will provide a time scale, because it has taken a great deal of time to resolve the issue. He may not make the announcement, but I hope that it will be made soon.”
- Bill Presented: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (No.2) Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“I commend the hon. Gentleman for his pursuit of this issue. There is a particularly extraordinary position in relation to psychological damage and it appears to contradict established practice in other areas. I hope that, at the very least, his return to the scene will address that issue.”
- Bill Presented: Anti-Slavery Day Bill (5 Feb 2010) has video
“I greatly welcome the work of the hon. Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen). He has a long-established reputation and is held in high regard in this House, and in his speech he was able to talk at length about the issues and the work that he has done in this connection. It is worth saying that it commands enormous cross-party support and respect and the hon. Gentleman has done us a real service....”
More of Matthew Taylor's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 53% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 640 times in debates — above 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 | £23,963 (67th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,411 (305th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,738 (137th) | £21,297 (150th) | £20,423 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £28,400 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,189 (132nd) |
| Staffing costs | £99,723 (174th) | £87,392 (337th) | £87,146 (186th) | £75,077 | £73,999 (194th) | £71,662 (137th) | £69,073 (120th) | £42,520 (458th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,960 (joint 243rd with 1 other) | £9,223 (261st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,577 (218th)3 | £11,405 (163rd)2 | £9,511 (240th)1 | £12,432 | £15,592 (127th) | £18,109 (77th) | £16,265 (108th) | £12,228 (133rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £486 (160th) | £1,431 (52nd) | £2,299 (30th) | £3,442 | £1,610 (108th) | £1,972 (56th) | £1,617 (79th) | £1,501 (71st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £919 (132nd) | 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 | £5,819 (132nd) | £919 (251st) | £1,906 (108th) | £1,394 | £1,623 (151st) | £2,016 (64th) | £2,711 (32nd) | £1,921 (80th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,346 (194th) | £7,213 (76th) | £5,298 | £6,335 (joint 94th with 2 others) | £6,307 (67th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,156 (joint 406th with 3 others) | £962 (joint 473rd with 1 other) | £782 | £1,934 (joint 234th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 229th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 226th with 7 others) | £1,934 (joint 215th with 7 others) | |
| Other Costs | £5,408 (36th) | £1,869 (58th) | £9,261 (13th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £828 (72nd) | £0 |
| Total | £176,673 (32nd) | £162,040 (76th) | £160,831 (18th) | £148,459 | £141,320 (57th) | £141,132 (27th) | £130,384 (30th) | £96,704 (136th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,986 (51st). Rail £2,828 (304th). Air £1,369 (92nd). Misc £764 (48th). Other: Rail £41 (162nd). Air £417 (12th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,306 (68th). Rail £1,554 (396th). Air £1,971 (82nd). Misc £185 (129th). Other: Rail £561 (37th).
1 Car £6,890 (32nd). 3rd party £112 (31st). Rail £1,998 (336th). Air £511 (150th).