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Mr Paul Marsden
Former Independent MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham

  • Changed party from Liberal Democrat on 5 Apr 2005; from Labour on 9 Dec 2001
  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Mr Paul Marsden voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
    • Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
    • Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes

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    Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Post Offices (7 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many post offices there were in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1997.”

    Written Answers — Health: Health Statistics (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (6 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many MRSA infections there were in the Royal Shrewsbury hospital in each year since 1997.”

    Written Answers — Education and Skills: Further Education (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (5 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students at (a) Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and (b) Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology paid tuition fees in each year since 1997.”

    More of Mr Paul Marsden's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
    • Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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    Expenses

    Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

    Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £4,161 £19,702 (319th) £21,533 (2nd) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £10,509 (557th)
    London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs      £7,100 £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) £18,649 (371st) £17,876 (394th) £8,640 (555th)
    Staffing costs      £12,863 £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £65,115 (joint 300th with 1 other) £47,750 (253rd)
    Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel      £2,098 £29,982 (6th) £21,235 (41st) £22,302 (32nd) £19,270 (22nd)
    Members' Staff Travel      £198 £0 £231 (joint 355th with 1 other) £88 (427th) £76 (joint 416th with 2 others)
    Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery      £17 £480 (514th) £1,230 (175th) £705 (joint 468th with 2 others) £1,122 (288th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £2,020 (403rd) £3,914 (172nd) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £2,054 (joint 18th with 2 others) £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others) £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others) £2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others)
    Other Costs      £34,694 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total      £61,131 £143,899 (49th) £136,869 (51st) £127,862 (45th) £89,421 (joint 308th with 1 other)