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Rob Marris
Labour MP for Wolverhampton South West
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 2,879 votes. — 521st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
- Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rob Marris 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cycling, Departmental Telephone Services, Climate Change, Commercial Confidentiality, Modern Apprenticeships
(based on written questions asked by Rob Marris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill: Clause 1 (1 Jul 2009)
“Tell us now.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Building Britain's Future (29 Jun 2009) has video
“I welcome the innovation fund, which will be of particular importance to manufacturing, but may I correct my right hon. Friend? The Conservative party does have a policy on that sort of thing; their Front Benchers announced it on the Second Reading of the Finance Bill. It is to cut capital allowances by £3.7 billion a year, which would have a devastating effect on manufacturing. Will my...”
More of Rob Marris's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 89 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 66 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Rob Marris speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 443 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
An annual donation is made to my Constituency Labour Party by my former employers, Thompsons Solicitors.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Non-practising solicitor.
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £11,973 (531st) | £11,111 (551st) | £9,967 | £10,562 (562nd) | £9,845 (567th) | £11,858 (574th) | £12,513 (501st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,056 (426th) | £21,758 (196th) | £19,470 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,702 (joint 346th) | £18,127 (joint 325th) | £51,554 (2nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,696 (245th) | £85,957 (261st) | £78,009 | £66,001 (524th) | £61,149 (580th) | £44,325 (640th) | £20,023 (649th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,596 (349th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,875 (553rd)* | £3,335 (543rd)** | £2,632 | £3,021 (592nd) | £3,295 (581st) | £4,785 (539th) | £3,886 (524th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £627 (joint 167th) | £228 (316th) | £574 | £309 (326th) | £293 (330th) | £304 (334th) | £121 (392nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £45 (344th) | 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 | £1,311 (127th) | £1,010 (277th) | £1,067 | £1,185 (239th) | £2,821 (31st) | £1,262 (joint 227th) | £250 (626th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,490 (joint 473rd) | £3,355 (245th) | £2,700 | £3,052 (264th) | £6,514 (64th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £844 (622nd) | £829 (592nd) | £649 | £1,808 (448th) | £1,808 (441st) | £1,808 (420th) | £1,485 (470th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,808 (33rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,513 (504th) | £127,583 (487th) | £115,068 | £111,071 (536th) | £104,427 (566th) | £82,469 (639th) | £89,832 (297th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £836 (536th). Rail £2,007 (352nd). Misc £32 (211th).