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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.

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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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

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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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.
  • 87 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Younger-Ross speaks.
  • 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

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).