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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
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 moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance 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)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Student Visas (Fraud) (8 Feb 2010)
“My understanding is that across the subcontinent, in places such as Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Nepal and New Delhi, the UK Border Agency has temporarily ceased processing tier 4 student applications because of the huge volume of work. When will reprocessing recommence?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Labelling (4 Feb 2010) has video
“One difficulty shoppers have is avoiding illegally produced goods from Israeli colonies, often called settlements, in the west bank. What are the Government doing to ensure that that illegally produced and exported food either does not enter the United Kingdom or, if it does, is properly labelled so that consumers like me can avoid it?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (4 Feb 2010) has video
“Wolverhampton was one of the first Fairtrade cities in the country, assisted by the Midcounties Co-operative and an excellent local group that works hard. We have Fairtrade fortnight coming up this month. Will the Government tell me what more they are doing to promote Fairtrade?”
More of Rob Marris's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 85 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 40 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 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.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Rob Marris speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 468 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £10,427 (502nd) | £11,973 (531st) | £11,111 (551st) | £9,967 | £10,562 (562nd) | £9,845 (567th) | £11,858 (574th) | £12,513 (501st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,417 (195th) | £16,056 (426th) | £21,758 (196th) | £19,470 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,702 (joint 346th with 1 other) | £18,127 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £51,554 (2nd) |
| Staffing costs | £89,398 (460th) | £89,696 (245th) | £85,957 (261st) | £78,009 | £66,001 (524th) | £61,149 (580th) | £44,325 (640th) | £20,023 (649th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,877 (248th) | £7,596 (349th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,919 (546th)3 | £2,875 (553rd)2 | £3,335 (543rd)1 | £2,632 | £3,021 (592nd) | £3,295 (581st) | £4,785 (539th) | £3,886 (524th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £627 (joint 167th with 1 other) | £228 (316th) | £574 | £309 (326th) | £293 (330th) | £304 (334th) | £121 (392nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £61 (320th) | £45 (344th) | 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 | £6,154 (111th) | £1,311 (127th) | £1,010 (277th) | £1,067 | £1,185 (239th) | £2,821 (31st) | £1,262 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £250 (626th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,490 (joint 473rd with 1 other) | £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 | £0 | £5,808 (33rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,253 (467th) | £132,513 (504th) | £127,583 (487th) | £115,068 | £111,071 (536th) | £104,427 (566th) | £82,469 (639th) | £89,832 (297th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £836 (536th). Rail £2,007 (352nd). Misc £32 (211th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £746 (521st). Rail £2,129 (342nd). Misc £44 (206th).