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Robert Walter
Conservative MP for North Dorset
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Robert Walter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against a smoking ban. 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 against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (16 out of 23)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“I would like to talk on two issues that, although not included in the Queen’s Speech, will come before the House in this Session, one of which needs to be addressed with some urgency. In 2005, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain’s automatic blanket ban on the right of prisoners to exercise their vote was incompatible with the convention on human rights, of which...”
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“I do not see why European judges should be bossing us around either, but if we stick to the principle that we should do nothing that we did not already do when we signed the convention back in 1950, then we have a pragmatic way forward to deal with the problem. I said I wanted to deal with two issues. I want to say a few words to those of my colleagues who are often banging on about Europe....”
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)
“Does my right hon. Friend agree that if we were to vote to leave the European Union, we would no longer benefit from that free trade agreement?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 57.86% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 182 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £20,416 (264th) | £22,496 (268th) | £22,095 (joint 214th with 1 other) | £19,871 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,961 (84th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,817 (401st) | £9,529 (600th) | £12,852 (588th) | £18,091 | £11,907 (582nd) | £18,724 (327th) | £18,223 (joint 226th with 1 other) | £13,839 (386th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,624 (212th) | £79,830 (531st) | £81,145 (419th) | £72,152 | £84,951 (14th) | £74,894 (47th) | £71,020 (62nd) | £49,144 (210th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,310 (80th) | £6,009 (413th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,406 (274th)1 | £9,397 (244th)2 | £10,793 (183rd)3 | £8,116 | £12,598 (247th) | £11,347 (276th) | £10,744 (294th) | £8,649 (291st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £619 (130th) | £850 (130th) | £315 (joint 270th with 3 others) | £326 | £532 (271st) | £188 (372nd) | £345 (315th) | £59 (432nd) |
| 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 | £4,054 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £656 (391st) | £787 (joint 370th with 2 others) | £1,107 | £844 (joint 342nd with 1 other) | £762 (373rd) | £1,303 (joint 214th with 2 others) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £160,247 (194th) | £133,170 (500th) | £132,729 (421st) | £123,456 | £136,160 (103rd) | £130,914 (103rd) | £123,335 (100th) | £91,290 (252nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,239 (72nd). Rail £1,035 (454th). Misc £1,713 (10th). Other: Rail £419 (49th).
2 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).
3 Car £7,190 (26th). Rail £2,581 (288th). Air £137 (225th). European £885 (46th).