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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.
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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 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
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
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
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 | £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).