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Robert Syms
Conservative MP for Poole
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Robert Syms voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Trade Unions, Departmental Marketing, Illegal Immigrants, Building Regulations, Fluoride
(based on written questions asked by Robert Syms and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Housing Bill Committee (15 out of 19)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Local Government Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill: Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes (31 Jan 2012)
“I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman’s passionate speech. Clearly, apart from potential costs for software and computers, a scheme will have to be drawn up and publicised. All the schemes will be different, which means that there will have to be a lot of publicity locally to ascertain what people are entitled to. We need some answers.”
- Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill: Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes (31 Jan 2012)
“The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point, but is it not more likely that, rather than having a cut of 15% or 17% across the board, the numbers will be more limited, so some people will have a cut of 100% because not as many will qualify?”
- Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill: Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes (31 Jan 2012)
“Another question is whether we can differentiate council tax payers from non-council tax payers. What happens when there is a split household, in which one person is a pensioner and one is not? What happens when someone becomes a pensioner in-year? There will be so many months when they are not a pensioner and so many when they are. That also needs to be explained.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 94.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 388 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £24,000 (52nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,922 (220th) | £18,630 (313th) | £20,417 (309th) | £19,488 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £15,160 (570th) | £17,645 (430th) | £10,856 (496th) |
| Staffing costs | £82,869 (545th) | £81,739 (502nd) | £76,915 (524th) | £70,187 | £63,788 (568th) | £61,769 (568th) | £59,430 (537th) | £43,965 (403rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,861 (453rd) | £8,759 (292nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,682 (404th)1 | £5,784 (415th)2 | £5,631 (425th)3 | £5,365 | £8,415 (404th) | £7,789 (406th) | £8,875 (382nd) | £8,042 (318th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £444 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £876 (155th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £1,347 (589th) | £0 | £449 (549th) | £146 | £350 (574th) | £156 (633rd) | £219 (633rd) | £371 (598th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £0 | £2,805 (305th) | £1,253 | £1,419 (507th) | £597 (615th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £922 (608th) | £707 (621st) | £812 | £812 (647th) | £812 (644th) | £812 (637th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,681 (459th) | £138,917 (422nd) | £129,034 (470th) | £118,885 | £115,011 (486th) | £106,616 (550th) | £107,147 (459th) | £79,848 (489th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,682 (51st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,784 (61st).