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Michael Moore
Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk
- Also represented Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,901 votes. — 420th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Moore 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 very strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Iraq: Asylum, Middle East: Peace Negotiations
(based on written questions asked by Michael Moore and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“In the 1,500 square miles of my constituency there is not a single railway station, which makes the one at Berwick-upon-Tweed, in my right hon. Friend's constituency, of great strategic importance to my constituents. Will the Minister give a specific pledge that under Government control and the new contract, services to and from Berwick-upon-Tweed will not be altered unless they are improved?”
- Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Public Expenditure (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 485W, on departmental public expenditure, which projects funded by the Returns and Reintegration Fund counted as official development assistance; what the cost of each project was; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Publications (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he plans to publish his Department's forthcoming White Paper on International Development”
More of Michael Moore'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 175 written questions in the last year — well above 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Moore speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 236 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,563 (314th) | £21,676 (293rd) | £21,570 | £19,909 (312th) | £16,352 (426th) | £10,399 (585th) | £13,932 (445th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,403 (joint 328th) | £17,638 (491st) | £20,458 | £17,977 (362nd) | £17,732 (488th) | £17,137 (474th) | £14,772 (357th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,873 (234th) | £89,916 (73rd) | £76,937 | £69,768 (390th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £61,487 (472nd) | £47,944 (246th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,007 (129th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,420 (67th)* | £15,212 (69th)** | £15,744 | £19,180 (67th) | £21,785 (36th) | £19,711 (54th) | £16,656 (41st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £326 (266th) | £884 (144th) | £1,129 | £1,791 (joint 92nd) | £2,168 (47th) | £1,006 (170th) | £2,287 (27th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,484 (43rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £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) | £1,987 (joint 84th) | £1,987 (joint 83rd) | £1,987 (joint 81st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,098 (68th) | £151,295 (75th) | £139,621 | £132,718 (140th) | £130,912 (104th) | £112,014 (351st) | £98,088 (116th) |
* 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).
** Car £2,786 (341st). Rail £2,105 (323rd). Air £9,090 (51st). European £1,231 (30th).