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Richard Taylor
Independent MP for Wyre Forest
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 5,250 votes. — 448th 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 Taylor voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, West Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 30 Oct 2009)
- Member, Health Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Defence, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Oil: Waste Management, Iraq, Obesity: Health Services, Local Involvement Networks, Worcestershire Health Authority
(based on written questions asked by Richard Taylor and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2): New Clause 85 — Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords (1 Feb 2010) has video
“It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice). If he pushes his new clause 52 to a vote, I would certainly support it. Hon. Members must understand that I come at this issue from the point of view of independent election candidates, who fight on a very unlevel playing field. To my mind, new clause 52 would level the playing field for us independents and, perhaps,...”
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Ways and Means) (No. 2): New Clause 85 — Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I will refer to the hon. Member as my hon. Friend, because he has just made the point that I was about to make. It appears that people can buy election results, but they cannot necessarily buy the best MPs. I am absolutely in favour of the hon. Member for Pendle's new clause, and I wish that he would press it to a vote.”
- Written Answers — Health: Human Tissue Act (28 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 to ensure that the rules for informal consent apply equally to imported and exported body tissue; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 59 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Taylor speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 185 times in debates — below 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 – 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 | £19,984 (284th) | £19,698 (402nd) | £19,923 (393rd) | £19,319 | £20,700 (260th) | £18,233 (364th) | £18,850 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £15,464 (300th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £6,726 (627th) | £6,065 (629th) | £6,515 (638th) | £5,443 | £6,141 (642nd) | £7,245 (642nd) | £6,801 (644th) | £3,274 (647th) |
| Staffing costs | £63,840 (629th) | £53,424 (639th) | £67,797 (603rd) | £63,181 | £60,052 (608th) | £58,781 (602nd) | £52,964 (604th) | £29,131 (631st) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,148 (497th)3 | £4,567 (489th)2 | £4,879 (476th)1 | £5,874 | £5,446 (521st) | £5,617 (joint 497th with 1 other) | £6,211 (476th) | £4,940 (473rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £66 (joint 360th with 1 other) | £0 | £218 (joint 319th with 1 other) | £26 | £0 | £63 (joint 447th with 1 other) | £476 (264th) | £152 (joint 375th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £835 (joint 141st with 1 other) | £643 (178th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £181 (60th) | £104 (83rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,236 (596th) | £189 (627th) | £512 (527th) | £473 | £415 (550th) | £280 (602nd) | £589 (529th) | £1,014 (324th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £990 (joint 565th with 2 others) | £1,547 (489th) | £1,435 | £1,055 (564th) | £1,266 (518th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £804 (626th) | £738 (619th) | £0 | £818 (646th) | £818 (643rd) | £818 (636th) | £818 (586th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £96 (80th) | £2,813 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £97,016 (634th) | £86,484 (640th) | £102,225 (627th) | £98,564 | £94,627 (634th) | £92,303 (625th) | £86,709 (629th) | £54,793 (647th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,567 (202nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £4,148 (230th).