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Robert Marshall-Andrews
Labour MP for Medway
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 213 votes. — 633rd 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 Marshall-Andrews voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on 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 moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Solicitor-General, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Criminal Justice Bill, Heathrow Airport, Education Maintenance Allowance, Iran
(based on written questions asked by Robert Marshall-Andrews and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Medical Treatments: Compensation (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what ex-gratia payments have been made by his Department to (a) persons adversely affected by thalidomide and (b) other NHS patients who have been adversely affected by NHS treatment.”
More of Robert Marshall-Andrews's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below 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 47% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 162 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Income from legal practice as Queen's Counsel.
Recorder of the Crown Court.
Royalties from novels.
Payment for article in Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
Payment for taking part in a debate for Sandford Bernstein, 24 September 2008. Fee paid to charity. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
Payment for after lunch speech for Clive Emson Auctioneers. Fee paid to charity. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
Payment for speech at Vantis dinner, 26 February 2009. Fee donated to charity. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 11 June 2009)
Payment for speech at Saints and Sinners dinner, 19 May 2009. Fee donated to charity. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 11 June 2009)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Occasional income from use of my house in Wales as a location for advertisements, etc.
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.
| 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 | £19,261 (413th) | £18,469 (436th) | £16,969 | £17,980 (397th) | £17,148 (409th) | £12,850 (565th) | £15,239 (327th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,885 (595th) | £12,720 (591st) | £6,730 | £18,450 (319th) | £18,794 (joint 223rd) | £16,649 (498th) | £8,472 (559th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,192 (540th) | £84,211 (327th) | £88,187 | £71,210 (279th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £63,788 (joint 346th) | £49,212 (208th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,842 (288th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,084 (612th)* | £829 (622nd)** | £928 | £2,612 (599th) | £2,871 (594th) | £3,327 (582nd) | £2,386 (586th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £98 | £190 (joint 372nd) | £33 (465th) | £162 (395th) | £114 (397th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £362 (joint 554th) | £631 (458th) | £544 | £920 (320th) | £1,137 (208th) | £1,204 (250th) | £1,566 (151st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,240 (527th) | £1,905 (427th) | £1,877 | £3,197 (245th) | £5,034 (116th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,295 (joint 194th) | £1,065 (joint 305th) | £702 | £1,871 (joint 369th) | £1,871 (joint 362nd) | £1,871 (joint 354th) | £1,871 (joint 332nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,161 (596th) | £119,830 (555th) | £116,035 | £116,430 (473rd) | £114,911 (420th) | £99,851 (544th) | £78,860 (500th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £589 (552nd). Rail £495 (492nd).