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Robert Key
Former Conservative MP for Salisbury
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 11,142 votes. — 275th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Robert Key voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: Digital Economy Bill [ Lords] (6 Apr 2010) has video
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- Business of the House: Digital Economy Bill [ Lords] (6 Apr 2010) has video
“Is my hon. Friend content with clause 31, on the digital switchover? It is estimated that the costs to the consumer will be £800 million, and there is no sign of manufacturers of DAB radios producing cheap radios, no estimate of the cost of throwing away millions of existing FM sets, no sign that the motor car industry is going to come up with the goods- [Interruption.] A Labour Back...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (6 Apr 2010) has video
“The people of Estonia have held this country in particular regard ever since the intervention of the Royal Navy in their war of independence after the first world war. In fashioning the future foreign and defence policy of this country, will this Government and the next never forget the professionalism and sacrifice of Estonian forces fighting alongside British forces in Afghanistan and the...”
More of Robert Key's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- 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 59.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
- 50 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 765 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £13,216 (459th) | £17,611 (449th) | £16,798 (469th) | £18,184 | £18,774 (366th) | £18,145 (368th) | £16,573 (481st) | £14,605 (397th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,766 (482nd) | £16,674 (408th) | £29,140 (joint 12th with 6 others) | £19,224 | £18,955 (246th) | £18,665 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | £18,228 (joint 213th with 2 others) | £15,852 (318th) |
| Staffing costs | £88,756 (471st) | £74,139 (590th) | £61,926 (625th) | £64,912 | £65,046 (544th) | £55,488 (626th) | £58,898 (547th) | £39,800 (518th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,943 (406th) | £5,094 (456th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,402 (479th)1 | £4,300 (joint 509th with 1 other)2 | £3,324 (545th)3 | £3,652 | £6,575 (478th) | £5,971 (483rd) | £7,014 (454th) | £4,886 (475th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £196 (288th) | £214 (318th) | £157 (joint 349th with 3 others) | £139 | £349 (313th) | £137 (394th) | £242 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £142 (joint 379th with 3 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,138 (103rd) | £803 (150th) | 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 | £1,825 (534th) | £445 (524th) | £217 (625th) | £710 | £437 (541st) | £439 (545th) | £712 (joint 466th with 1 other) | £527 (536th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,249 (joint 522nd with 1 other) | £1,112 (571st) | £1,842 | £1,566 (483rd) | £1,540 (joint 487th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,108 (joint 483rd with 1 other) | £969 (467th) | £344 | £1,784 (472nd) | £1,784 (464th) | £1,784 (joint 442nd with 1 other) | £1,440 (494th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,100 (36th) | £7,964 (17th) | £0 |
| Total | £130,243 (539th) | £121,637 (589th) | £113,643 (591st) | £109,007 | £113,486 (507th) | £105,269 (563rd) | £111,415 (367th) | £77,252 (522nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,918 (195th). Rail £77 (564th). Other: Rail £407 (52nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,124 (199th). Rail £63 (565th). Other: Mileage £113 (47th).