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Robert Wareing
Former Independent MP for Liverpool, West Derby
- Changed party from Labour on 17 Sep 2007
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 15,225 votes. — 11th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Robert Wareing voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (7 Apr 2010) has video
“Over the years there has been a continual drift away from direct taxes to indirect taxes, which, as the Prime Minister knows, bear most heavily on those who can least afford them. Does he agree that it is becoming time that we went back to the traditional Labour party policy on taxation, which is to redistribute wealth in favour of poorer people? I would like him to say in this general...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Training (30 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries the armed forces undertake training.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Training (30 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which national military forces receive training in the UK.”
More of Robert Wareing's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 31.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 49 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 334 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £13,673 (453rd) | £19,683 (404th) | £19,854 (joint 394th with 1 other) | £19,416 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,333 (300th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,053 (482nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,920 (359th) | £29,250 (12th) | £20,896 (244th) | £19,962 | £19,305 (joint 134th with 2 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,185 (286th) | £15,270 (340th) |
| Staffing costs | £105,395 (47th) | £79,096 (541st) | £86,819 (209th) | £83,818 | £73,419 (212th) | £71,286 (154th) | £68,718 (133rd) | £45,542 (342nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,205 (470th) | £9,666 (212th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,939 (94th)1 | £14,513 (86th)2 | £10,358 (202nd)3 | £9,296 | £16,168 (107th) | £15,854 (119th) | £14,896 (143rd) | £12,725 (118th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £641 (159th) | £1,550 (64th) | £837 | £588 (255th) | £2,310 (38th) | £1,267 (123rd) | £1,213 (joint 108th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £1,352 (588th) | £239 (609th) | £212 (627th) | £695 | £140 (636th) | £260 (joint 609th with 1 other) | £65 (651st) | £390 (590th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,247 (525th) | £366 (629th) | £2,818 | £747 (606th) | £419 (634th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £924 (joint 606th with 1 other) | £747 (614th) | £0 | £1,992 (joint 81st with 2 others) | £1,992 (joint 75th with 2 others) | £1,992 (joint 74th with 2 others) | £1,992 (joint 73rd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £6,867 (29th) | £8,516 (12th) | £5,517 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,350 (152nd) | £163,775 (61st) | £146,319 (144th) | £136,842 | £133,261 (133rd) | £130,253 (114th) | £124,845 (71st) | £90,185 (286th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £10,912 (1st). Rail £3,027 (283rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £10,326 (2nd). Rail £3,034 (288th). Air £1,153 (98th).