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Nigel Dodds
DUP MP for Belfast North, Former DUP MLA for Belfast North
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 10 September 2010 — Resigned
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nigel Dodds voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Kenya, Schools, Belfast Regeneration Office, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
(based on written questions asked by Nigel Dodds and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Superannuation bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — Football Governance (9 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman’s Committee for the work that it has done in this area. The recommendation for a fan liaison officer is a good idea. Supporters up and down the land are crying out for that. Can the Chairman of the Committee offer any hope that that might be made to happen?”
- Business of the House: Afghanistan (9 Feb 2012)
“The Foreign Secretary has referred to the crucial role of Pakistan vis-à-vis Afghanistan, and to the fact that Pakistan suffers more from terrorism than any other country. Will he give a detailed assessment of Pakistan’s current commitment in terms of tackling terrorism? What is Pakistan doing with ourselves and others to take forward the situation in Afghanistan?”
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“May we have a statement or a debate in Government time on the high and escalating price of fuel in Northern Ireland and the Treasury’s contribution to it? According to a National Consumer Council report published this week, the price is now the highest of any region in the EU. That will have a massive effect on the economy and on household bills. Can the Leader of the House offer any...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 90 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 98 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 63.40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 243 times in debates — 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.
| 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 | £22,436 (171st) | £22,992 (198th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,613 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,331 (joint 159th with 3 others) | £19,181 (350th) | £16,950 (85th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,604 (411th) | £29,812 (9th) | £20,762 (255th) | £17,901 | £19,196 (192nd) | £18,767 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £18,108 (joint 333rd with 1 other) | £12,879 (427th) |
| Staffing costs | £81,899 (551st) | £74,351 (588th) | £83,203 (joint 366th with 1 other) | £79,103 | £66,220 (518th) | £64,243 (498th) | £61,878 (445th) | £58,811 (25th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,183 (435th) | £10,111 (119th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,624 (41st)1 | £21,536 (14th)2 | £19,382 (20th)3 | £20,321 | £25,603 (22nd) | £26,295 (17th) | £22,143 (34th) | £20,009 (15th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £463 (223rd) | £1,209 (101st) | £88 | £0 | £1,079 (152nd) | £333 (joint 317th with 1 other) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,789 (25th) | £4,091 (13th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £519 (joint 33rd with 1 other) | £1,782 (13th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,429 (153rd) | £1,118 (187th) | £863 (joint 330th with 1 other) | £1,516 | £1,322 (205th) | £998 (251st) | £1,422 (176th) | £1,453 (182nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,052 (132nd) | £2,800 (joint 306th with 1 other) | £5,909 | £3,529 (216th) | £2,852 (282nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,301 (181st) | £1,083 (joint 274th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,122 (21st) | £6,389 (7th) |
| Total | £152,483 (296th) | £171,609 (12th) | £151,412 (72nd) | £146,451 | £138,649 (73rd) | £136,442 (56th) | £131,064 (27th) | £118,368 (3rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £802 (516th). Rail £1,899 (363rd). Air £14,580 (12th). Misc £343 (102nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,572 (333rd). Rail £3,829 (248th). Air £12,043 (24th). Misc £421 (75th). Other: European £2,671 (5th).
3 Car £4,623 (180th). Rail £1,354 (393rd). Air £13,149 (22nd). Other £256 (44th).