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Robert Walter
Conservative MP for North Dorset
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,244 votes. — 564th 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 Walter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 a mixture of for and against 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 a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Defence, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council of Europe, Dental Services: Dorset, Iraq, Safety Cameras, Ex-servicemen: Hearing Impaired
(based on written questions asked by Robert Walter and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video
“This has been a very good debate with some excellent speeches, particularly on Afghanistan. I do not want to dwell too much on Afghanistan save to say that in May I was in Kabul visiting ISAF headquarters and Afghan Ministers. Having previously been in Kabul about two years ago, I came away very depressed by the deterioration of the security situation in the area—it had got...”
- Business of the House (15 Oct 2009) has video
“The Leader of the House will be aware that the South West Regional Grand Committee met in Exeter at the beginning of September. She will also be aware that the Government were heavily defeated on the motion that was on the Order Paper. That was a result of the frustration felt by Members who were present about the fact that after we had heard the speeches of the Minister, the Opposition...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Green Belt: Dorset (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to protect (a) the green belt and (b) open green spaces in Dorset.”
More of Robert Walter's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 38% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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.
- 110 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Walter speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 160 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £22,496 (268th) | £22,095 (joint 214th) | £19,871 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,961 (84th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,529 (600th) | £12,852 (588th) | £18,091 | £11,907 (582nd) | £18,724 (327th) | £18,223 (joint 226th) | £13,839 (386th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,830 (531st) | £81,145 (419th) | £72,152 | £84,951 (14th) | £74,894 (47th) | £71,020 (62nd) | £49,144 (210th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,009 (413th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,397 (244th)* | £10,793 (183rd)** | £8,116 | £12,598 (247th) | £11,347 (276th) | £10,744 (294th) | £8,649 (291st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £850 (130th) | £315 (joint 270th) | £326 | £532 (271st) | £188 (372nd) | £345 (315th) | £59 (432nd) |
| 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 | £656 (391st) | £787 (joint 370th) | £1,107 | £844 (joint 342nd) | £762 (373rd) | £1,303 (joint 214th) | £875 (380th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,940 (245th) | £3,358 (244th) | £2,764 | £2,448 (338th) | £2,688 (309th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,463 (30th) | £1,384 (24th) | £1,029 | £1,978 (114th) | £1,978 (107th) | £1,978 (106th) | £1,763 (392nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,170 (500th) | £132,729 (421st) | £123,456 | £136,160 (103rd) | £130,914 (103rd) | £123,335 (100th) | £91,290 (252nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,910 (56th). Rail £1,651 (373rd). Misc £1,674 (11th). Other: Mileage £49 (72nd). Rail £12 (192nd). Air £101 (44th).
** Car £7,190 (26th). Rail £2,581 (288th). Air £137 (225th). European £885 (46th).