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Richard Younger-Ross
Former Liberal Democrat MP for Teignbridge
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 6,215 votes. — 465th 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 the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change: International Cooperation (8 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK's participation in the Copenhagen climate change summit.”
- Business of the House: Digital Economy Bill [ Lords] (6 Apr 2010) has video
“Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that any draft orders under the Bill, if it goes forward, should be amendable? My hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) intends to make that proposal, and we hope that the Secretary of State will take it on board.”
- 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?”
More of Richard Younger-Ross's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 58.77% of votes in this 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.
- 63 people are tracking this MP.
- 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
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 – 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).