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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. — 465th 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- 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
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) (9 Mar 2010)
“If we look at Torbay or Devon, and officers working for one or the other, we see that they can work for either a small unitary authority or for a very large county authority. Which does my hon. Friend think will be able to pay the better salary and provide the better promotion prospects for anyone working for these authorities?”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) (9 Mar 2010)
“The right hon. Lady talks about the cheapest option, but that will lead to pressure on council budgets. Representations were made to her Department that such budgetary pressures would lead to an inability to employ staff of the necessary quality, because of being unable to pay for higher grade staff that other authorities can pay for. Exeter will have exactly the same problem that other small...”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) (9 Mar 2010)
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 32 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 59% 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.
- 89 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") 216 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £22,414 (173rd) | £22,228 (282nd) | £21,513 (310th) | £18,638 | £20,615 (267th) | £19,695 (283rd) | £19,380 (335th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £27,909 (21st) | £29,819 (8th) | £26,882 (64th) | £22,710 | £18,703 (285th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,743 (421st) | £32,367 (23rd) |
| Staffing costs | £90,077 (446th) | £78,978 (546th) | £78,654 (483rd) | £81,371 | £70,312 (350th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £68,554 (136th) | £44,573 (378th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,996 (405th) | £10,520 (94th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,713 (210th)1 | £10,148 (217th)2 | £11,162 (161st)3 | £7,578 | £13,562 (195th) | £11,157 (284th) | £11,853 (252nd) | £8,397 (301st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £628 (joint 124th with 1 other) | £858 (joint 128th with 1 other) | £1,345 (82nd) | £1,132 | £1,050 (177th) | £568 (246th) | £1,108 (151st) | £2,320 (25th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,498 (14th) | £2,386 (46th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,215 (169th) | £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 with 2 others) | £944 (joint 492nd with 1 other) | £944 | £1,834 (joint 418th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,629 (18th) | £0 |
| Total | £166,450 (107th) | £157,841 (125th) | £153,888 (54th) | £135,571 | £138,041 (83rd) | £127,509 (165th) | £130,733 (29th) | £109,161 (22nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,386 (141st). Rail £5,027 (187th). Other: Rail £133 (95th). Air £167 (31st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,396 (169th). Rail £5,596 (161st). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Rail £140 (102nd).
3 Car £5,100 (137th). Rail £5,556 (153rd). European £506 (90th).