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Richard Spring
Conservative MP for West Suffolk
- Also represented Bury St Edmunds
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,909 votes. — 280th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Spring voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Zimbabwe, Local Government: Suffolk, European Union, EU Enlargement
(based on written questions asked by Richard Spring and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 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
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Finance (3 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of students from Suffolk were receiving non-repayable maintenance grants from Suffolk Local Education Authority in each of the last five years; and what average grant was received.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education: East of England (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged (a) 21 years and under and (b) over 21 years old in each socio-economic group resident in (i) West Suffolk constituency, (ii) Suffolk and (iii) the East of England attended university in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing: Suffolk (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties were added to the stock of social rented housing in Suffolk through (a) construction and (b) purchase in each of the last five years; and how many he expects to be added in each of the next five years.”
More of Richard Spring's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 359 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £16,366 | £15,622 (471st) | £18,566 (344th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,738 (joint 236th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,805 (404th) | £29,140 (joint 12th) | £20,753 | £19,313 (joint 123rd) | £18,795 (joint 217th) | £17,297 (463rd) | £19,013 (202nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,375 (563rd) | £65,367 (614th) | £58,384 | £68,474 (joint 429th) | £71,584 (143rd) | £62,500 (385th) | £45,097 (359th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,013 (75th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,466 (442nd)* | £5,157 (459th)** | £4,749 | £6,381 (484th) | £7,859 (401st) | £9,280 (360th) | £5,323 (451st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £38 (418th) | £0 | £108 | £333 (319th) | £19 (471st) | £19 (460th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,016 (joint 216th) | £1,074 (253rd) | £501 | £945 (308th) | £1,113 (joint 215th) | £662 (joint 486th) | £367 (joint 600th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,801 (259th) | £2,432 (349th) | £1,150 | £2,163 (joint 379th) | £4,681 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,427 (51st) | £1,242 (joint 67th) | £0 | £1,415 (597th) | £1,415 (586th) | £1,415 (570th) | £1,100 (540th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,024 (420th) | £126,522 (500th) | £102,011 | £114,646 (494th) | £124,032 (226th) | £110,895 (377th) | £86,638 (370th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,340 (82nd). Rail £126 (552nd).