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Robert Key

Conservative MP for Salisbury

• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
• Majority: 11,142 votes. — 273rd 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 Robert Key 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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for 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

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 6 Mar 2008)
• Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
• Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Trade and Industry, Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, International Development

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Stonehenge, Married Quarters Estate, South West Regional Assembly, Maldives, Munitions Depots

(based on written questions asked by Robert Key and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Health Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Child Poverty Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Energy Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Water Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Export Control Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations) (11 Nov 2009)

“The problem is that it would not matter whether the Church of England were established or disestablished. The whole point is it would be coming to Parliament as the established Church, inviting us to endorse something that is illegal; or, through its own rules if it were disestablished, saying, "We are going to do something illegal"—that is, if it was being discriminatory. That is the...”

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations) (11 Nov 2009)

“The problem is the Church of England has decoupled itself from the exemption by saying, "No, it is not a prerequisite of the job that you be a man," so it is now saying, "We are decoupled, but we are now heading back towards the buffers. We are now going to go back on what we said by reintroducing discrimination."”

[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations) (11 Nov 2009)

“It is a pleasure to sit under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr. O'Hara. For the avoidance of doubt, I had better start by declaring my interests as a man, a Christian, a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee, an elected member of the General Synod of the Church of England who represents Salisbury diocese, a lay canon of Salisbury cathedral and a member of the council of Salisbury...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 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 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Key speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 756 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,124 (199th). Rail £63 (565th). Other: Mileage £113 (47th).

^** Car £3,184 (301st). Rail £140 (540th).