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Michael Moore
Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

  • Also represented Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
  • Secretary of State, Scotland (since 29 May 2010) (note about dates)
  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Michael Moore voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
  • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Defence, Treasury, Trade and Industry

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Fairtrade Initiative, Fair Trade Initiative, Middle East: Peace Negotiations, Iraq: Asylum

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Ministerial Statements — Scotland: Government's Legislative Programme 2012-13 (Scotland) (10 May 2012)

“The legislative programme for the Second Session was outlined by Her Majesty on Wednesday 9 May. The Government remain committed to reducing the deficit and restoring economic stability. This programme of legislation will focus on ensuring economic growth across the United Kingdom including Scotland. We will implement important reforms of the banking system to promote a competitive economy...”

Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)

“I hope that the difficulties to which the hon. Gentleman referred are sorted out quickly. I thank him and his Committee for their work and for his observation that the amendment resolves one of the central issues that he was anxious about. We assured him at the time that we wanted to ensure transparency and a proper ability for scrutiny. The report will be the basis of that, and I look...”

Scotland Bill: Clause 7 — Partial suspension of Acts subject to scrutiny by Supreme Court (26 Apr 2012)

“Allow me to be equally generous to the hon. Gentleman in accepting the points that he has made. From the outset, we have made it clear that we want to reach agreement on all those provisions before they are implemented. What he and his colleagues originally wished for was joint commencement powers, which are not in the Bill. However, we are committed, as we properly have to be, to working...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 69.34% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 331 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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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.

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£20,387 (265th) £21,563 (314th) £21,676 (293rd) £21,570 £19,909 (312th) £16,352 (426th) £10,399 (585th) £13,932 (445th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£20,207 (206th) £18,403 (joint 328th with 1 other) £17,638 (491st) £20,458 £17,977 (362nd) £17,732 (488th) £17,137 (474th) £14,772 (357th)
Staffing costs£97,684 (250th) £89,873 (234th) £89,916 (73rd) £76,937 £69,768 (390th) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £61,487 (472nd) £47,944 (246th)
Communications Allowance£10,919 (135th) £10,007 (129th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£15,616 (58th)1 £15,420 (67th)2 £15,212 (69th)3 £15,744 £19,180 (67th) £21,785 (36th) £19,711 (54th) £16,656 (41st)
Members' Staff Travel£688 (109th) £326 (266th) £884 (144th) £1,129 £1,791 (joint 92nd with 1 other) £2,168 (47th) £1,006 (170th) £2,287 (27th)
Members' Spouse Travel£1,966 (47th) £2,484 (43rd) 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£4,073 (258th) £734 (348th) £1,143 (243rd) £485 £201 (627th) £474 (529th) £287 (617th) £510 (551st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,324 (196th) £4,065 (192nd) £2,537 £1,905 (422nd) £2,391 (341st) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £964 (596th) £761 (611th) £761 £1,987 (joint 90th with 2 others) £1,987 (joint 84th with 2 others) £1,987 (joint 83rd with 2 others) £1,987 (joint 81st with 2 others)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£171,539 (65th) £163,098 (68th) £151,295 (75th) £139,621 £132,718 (140th) £130,912 (104th) £112,014 (351st) £98,088 (116th)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,000 (273rd). Rail £5,236 (177th). Air £6,558 (58th). Misc £67 (184th). Other: Mileage £38 (76th). European £717 (74th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,926 (299th). Rail £4,846 (190th). Air £6,749 (65th). Misc £139 (140th). Other: European £760 (73rd).

3 Car £2,786 (341st). Rail £2,105 (323rd). Air £9,090 (51st). European £1,231 (30th).