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Menzies Campbell

Liberal Democrat MP for Fife North East

    • Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
    • Majority: 12,571 votes. — 95th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Menzies Campbell voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
    • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
    • Voted very 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 against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
    • Voted very 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Chairman, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (since 10 Aug 2009)
    • Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 25 Nov 2008)
    • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Trade and Industry, Solicitor-General, Work and Pensions

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Stolen Equipment, KBR, Fraud, Arms Exports

    (based on written questions asked by Menzies Campbell and answered by departments)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Afghanistan and Yemen (1 Feb 2010) has video

    “I am sure that I do not have to persuade the Foreign Secretary that if al-Qaeda were to become established in Yemen, that would constitute a threat to the whole region, including some very important allies of this country. Does he therefore agree that if security in Yemen is to be enhanced, it will take something rather more than additional support for the Yemeni coastguard?”

    Written Answers — Justice: KBR (25 Jan 2010)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Security and Counter-terrorism (20 Jan 2010) has video

    “Does the Prime Minister accept that the more complex the threat, the more sophisticated the means necessary to deal with it, and in turn, the greater the resources required to do so? Given that we are about to embark on a period of severe restriction of public expenditure, what assurances can he give that the three intelligence agencies in this country will have the resources to enable them...”

    More of Menzies Campbell's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 114 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 3 select committees (1 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 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 20–21 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Menzies Campbell speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 799 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Remunerated directorships
    Scottish American Investment Company PLC (£15,001-£20,000)
    Payment of £4,000 gross (£2,400 net) received on 30 September 2009 in respect of my directorship. Hours: 20 hours. (Registered 13 October 2009)
    Payment of £4,000 gross (£2,400 net) received on 31 December 2009. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 5 January 2010)
    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Queen's Counsel. (Resumed practice at the Bar with effect from 1 January 2008.)
    Under contract with Hodder & Stoughton for autobiographical book.
    Fees for two appearances on ITV's 'The Book Quiz'. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 7 January 2009)
    30 July 2009, spoke at North Fife Rotary Club (Club Number 18759, District 1010) and received ball point pen, estimated value £1. Hours 5hrs 30mins. (Registered 17 August 2009)
    6 August 2009, performed opening of new office for Edward Jones Stockbrokers, 8 South Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QD, and received bottle of whiskey, estimated value £20. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 17 August 2009)
    Payment of £250 in respect of my appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Hours: 6 hours. (Registered 13 October 2009)
    Received £222 for appearing on Any Questions? on 9 October 2009. Address: BBC, Talent Rights Group, Room 3205 White City, 201 Wood Lane, London. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2009)
    3 November 2009, received £150 gross (£115.50 net) for appearing on BBC's "The Big Questions". Address of payer: MBCP Ltd., 77 Fulham Palace Road, Elsinore House, London W6 8JA. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 11 November 2009)
    9 December 2009, received £100 for appearing on Sky Television. Address: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd, Accounts Payable Department, 1 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7BW. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 14 December 2009)
    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
    Donation from JRSST Charitable Trust to support research for a report dealing with the military covenant and related issues. (Registered 27 October 2008)
    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    Whilst travelling to London from the United States in my capacity as Chancellor of St Andrew's University on 1 November 2008, I was upgraded from Business to First Class by British Airways. (Registered 12 November 2008)
    Whilst travelling on parliamentary business from London to Washington on 13 December, I was upgraded from Premium Economy to Business Class by British Airways. (Registered 19 December 2008)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: Shoura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Address of donor: Shoura Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £5000 (estimate)
    Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Date of visit: 2 - 5 October 2009
    Purpose of visit: to discuss relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK with particular emphasis on trade and cultural links.
    (Registered 15 October 2009)

    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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£15,041 (426th) £22,570 (258th) £16,667 (475th) £10,964 £15,071 (487th) £16,450 (423rd) £12,098 (570th) £13,686 (463rd)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£12,764 (515th) £13,039 (517th) £15,243 (553rd) £19,518 £14,658 (501st) £14,399 (578th) £12,586 (592nd) £12,642 (437th)
    Staffing costs£95,751 (311th) £90,794 (161st) £87,587 (141st) £73,756 £64,738 (552nd) £62,845 (545th) £62,728 (381st) £46,414 (298th)
    Communications Allowance£9,072 (302nd) £3,294 (519th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£15,739 (55th)3 £14,406 (91st)2 £17,440 (33rd)1 £13,449 £20,383 (52nd) £18,467 (74th) £11,793 (255th) £14,875 (76th)
    Members' Staff Travel£763 (99th) £320 (271st) £268 (joint 295th with 1 other) £370 £1,006 (joint 186th with 2 others) £0 £808 (196th) £1,258 (100th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£1,598 (68th) £955 (128th) 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£2,950 (joint 383rd with 1 other) £797 (315th) £1,231 (213th) £747 £709 (399th) £819 (347th) £640 (joint 500th with 1 other) £1,254 (243rd)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,883 (250th) £3,259 (255th) £3,088 £2,745 (297th) £2,305 (358th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,323 (joint 157th with 1 other) £1,115 (joint 227th with 3 others) £1,725 £1,725 (joint 503rd with 1 other) £1,725 (joint 494th with 1 other) £1,725 (joint 467th with 1 other) £0
    Other Costs£7,294 (26th) £6,731 (21st) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£160,971 (181st) £157,112 (140th) £142,810 (218th) £123,617 £121,035 (joint 380th with 1 other) £117,010 (375th) £102,378 (518th) £90,129 (289th)

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £482 (559th). Rail £2,895 (298th). Air £11,029 (29th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,813 (287th). Rail £2,689 (302nd). Air £10,205 (35th). Misc £32 (214th).

    1 Car £2,500 (365th). Rail £2,475 (298th). Air £12,249 (27th). European £216 (118th).