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Richard Younger-Ross
Liberal Democrat MP for Teignbridge
- Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,215 votes. — 464th 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 Younger-Ross 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Defence Committee (since 7 Feb 2008)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 30 Jun 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Departmental Written Questions, IT Contracts, Combined Heat and Power, Visitor Entrance
(based on written questions asked by Richard Younger-Ross and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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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 25 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 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 213 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £22,228 (282nd) | £21,513 (310th) | £18,638 | £20,615 (267th) | £19,695 (283rd) | £19,380 (335th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,819 (8th) | £26,882 (64th) | £22,710 | £18,703 (285th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,743 (421st) | £32,367 (23rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,978 (546th) | £78,654 (483rd) | £81,371 | £70,312 (350th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £68,554 (136th) | £44,573 (378th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,520 (94th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,148 (217th)* | £11,162 (161st)** | £7,578 | £13,562 (195th) | £11,157 (284th) | £11,853 (252nd) | £8,397 (301st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £858 (joint 128th) | £1,345 (82nd) | £1,132 | £1,050 (177th) | £568 (246th) | £1,108 (151st) | £2,320 (25th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,386 (46th) | 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 | £1,482 (101st) | £2,694 (54th) | £940 | £2,925 (55th) | £2,054 (60th) | £2,632 (36th) | £1,661 (127th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £274 (635th) | £10,694 (29th) | £2,258 | £9,040 (56th) | £5,379 (99th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,148 (joint 419th) | £944 (joint 492nd) | £944 | £1,834 (joint 418th) | £1,834 (joint 412th) | £1,834 (joint 398th) | £1,834 (joint 363rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,629 (18th) | £0 |
| Total | £157,841 (125th) | £153,888 (54th) | £135,571 | £138,041 (83rd) | £127,509 (165th) | £130,733 (29th) | £109,161 (22nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,396 (169th). Rail £5,596 (161st). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Rail £140 (102nd).
** Car £5,100 (137th). Rail £5,556 (153rd). European £506 (90th).