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Menzies Campbell
Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Menzies Campbell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Solicitor-General, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Stolen Equipment, RAF Leuchars, Air Force: Military Bases, KBR
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Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“The hon. Lady has returned to the veto. Has she, like me, sought to establish whether on any previous occasion the United Kingdom has exercised a veto within the European Union in relation to the imposition of sanctions? If we were to do so in this case, what does she think the political outcome would be?”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“I wonder whether my hon. Friend has heard the recent observation by a well-known commentator, who said, “If you’re not confused about Syria, you don’t really understand it,” emphasising the complexity of the issues with which we are dealing. May I offer him a parallel from the past? When the Russians invaded Afghanistan, those who were resisting them were supplied with...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Scotland (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 10 April 2013, Official Report, column 1125W, on armed forces: Scotland, what the name is of each of his Department's properties in Scotland (a) currently and (b) anticipated to be subject to commercial negotiation.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 75 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.12% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 857 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 £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 31 March 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 20 April 2012)
Payment of £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 30 June 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 14 August 2012)
Payment of £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 30 September 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 11 October 2012)
Payment of £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 31 December 2012. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 16 January 2013)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Queen’s Counsel. (Resumed practice at the Bar with effect from 1 January 2008.) Payments are made through Faculty Services Ltd, Advocates Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, and the payment figure is subject to deductions to reflect overheads due to the Faculty of Advocates.
Payments in respect of seminars given to students of Wroxton College, Wroxton, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 6PX:
£300 received on 30 April 2012 in respect of a talk on 25 April 2012. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 1 May 2012)
£300 received on 3 December 2012 in respect of a talk on 28 November 2012. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 10 December 2012)
Payment of £150 received on 14 May 2012 in respect of my participation in a conference on sport and politics on 19 April 2012 for the Marylebone Cricket Club. Address of payer: Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Road, London NW8 8QN. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 May 2012)
Payment of £75 received on 9 June 2012 from BBC for participating in a programme for Radio 4 on 1 February 2012. Address of payer: BBC Contributor Payments, PO Box 480, Manchester M14 0EL. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 18 June 2012)
Payment of £150 received on 16 September 2011 in respect of my participation in an event at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 16 August 2012: Address of payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival, 5a Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 20 September 2012)
Payment of £250 received on 14 January 2013 from Partnership Media Group Ltd in respect of a speaking engagement organised by Govnet Communications, St James’ Buildings, Oxford St, Manchester M1 6PP at the Liberal Democrat conference on Monday 24 September 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 16 January 2013)
Payments received via my literary agent Maggie Pearlstine Associates, 31 Ashley Gardens, London SW1P 1QE:
£2,280 received on 17 February 2013 for speech to BGC Partners, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5RD on 9 January 2013. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2013)
£2,280 received on 1 March 2013 for speech to IMS Group, 2nd Floor, 130 Jermyn St, London SW1Y 4UR, on 23 January 2013. Hours: 8 hrs (Registered 4 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (2) European Leadership Network
Address of donor: (1) 1023 15th Street NW, Washington DC 20005; (2) Suite Seven, South Bank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £2903.99 for flights ; (2) approx £535 for accommodation and incidental travel
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 16-18 April 2012
Purpose of visit: to meet members of Congress, officials in the Obama administration and disarmament specialists to discuss multilateral nuclear disarmament.
(Registered 24 April 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
As part of my unpaid role as Member of the Olympic Board, for which I was fully accredited, I attended various Olympic events between 3 and 11 August 2012. I also visited the Paralympic Village on 3 September and attended events in the stadium on 6 September , and the closing ceremonies on 12 August and 9 September. On these occasions I benefited from official transport to Stratford and official hospitality. All benefits were received from LOCOG, One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LN. (Registered 13 September 2012)
Register last updated: 8 Apr 2013. More about the Register
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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)1 | £14,406 (91st)2 | £17,440 (33rd)3 | £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 (185th) | £157,112 (140th) | £142,810 (218th) | £123,617 | £121,035 (joint 380th with 1 other) | £117,010 (375th) | £102,378 (518th) | £90,129 (289th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,813 (287th). Rail £2,689 (302nd). Air £10,205 (35th). Misc £32 (214th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £482 (559th). Rail £2,895 (298th). Air £11,029 (29th).
3 Car £2,500 (365th). Rail £2,475 (298th). Air £12,249 (27th). European £216 (118th).