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Robert Key
Conservative MP for Salisbury
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 11,142 votes. — 275th 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 very 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)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Health Protection Agency (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress has been made on the Health Protection Agency's Project Chrysalis; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Protection Agency (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of the Health Protection Agency site at Porton Down; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Protection Agency: Finance (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Health Protection Agency's Project Chrysalis had cost on the latest date for which figures are available.”
More of Robert Key's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 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") 761 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £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 (joint 481st with 1 other) | £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 (470th) | £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)3 | £4,300 (joint 509th with 1 other)2 | £3,324 (545th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,124 (199th). Rail £63 (565th). Other: Mileage £113 (47th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,918 (195th). Rail £77 (564th). Other: Rail £407 (52nd).