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Robert Wareing
Independent MP for Liverpool, West Derby
- Changed party from Labour on 17 Sep 2007
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 15,225 votes. — 11th 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 Wareing voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Treasury, Education and Skills, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Kosovo, Iraq, Ambulances (Speeding), Foreign Languages, Military Forces Training
(based on written questions asked by Robert Wareing and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Kosovo (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the number of (a) Orthodox churches in Kosovo which have been destroyed or damaged since the entry of the NATO Kosovo Force into that country, (b) perpetrators which have been arrested and (c) convictions of persons held responsible.”
- Written Answers — Health: Maternity Services (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the number of midwives required to maintain the standard of healthcare for pregnant women in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Constitutional Renewal (10 Jun 2009) has video
“Does the Prime Minister agree that the authority and power of Parliament have been diminishing for decades under successive Governments and that in fact—programme motions have been mentioned in this context—we have reached a situation where, far from the Government being accountable to the House of Commons, the House of Commons is now accountable to the Government? The programme...”
More of Robert Wareing's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 34% of votes in 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.
- 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Wareing speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 333 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £19,683 (404th) | £19,854 (joint 394th) | £19,416 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,333 (300th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £13,053 (482nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,250 (12th) | £20,896 (244th) | £19,962 | £19,305 (joint 134th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,185 (286th) | £15,270 (340th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,096 (541st) | £86,819 (209th) | £83,818 | £73,419 (212th) | £71,286 (154th) | £68,718 (133rd) | £45,542 (342nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,666 (212th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,513 (86th)* | £10,358 (202nd)** | £9,296 | £16,168 (107th) | £15,854 (119th) | £14,896 (143rd) | £12,725 (118th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £641 (159th) | £1,550 (64th) | £837 | £588 (255th) | £2,310 (38th) | £1,267 (123rd) | £1,213 (joint 108th) |
| 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 | £239 (609th) | £212 (627th) | £695 | £140 (636th) | £260 (joint 609th) | £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) | £747 (614th) | £0 | £1,992 (joint 81st) | £1,992 (joint 75th) | £1,992 (joint 74th) | £1,992 (joint 73rd) |
| Other Costs | £8,516 (12th) | £5,517 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,775 (61st) | £146,319 (144th) | £136,842 | £133,261 (133rd) | £130,253 (114th) | £124,845 (71st) | £90,185 (286th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £10,326 (2nd). Rail £3,034 (288th). Air £1,153 (98th).
** Car £8,116 (13th). Rail £594 (458th). Air £1,648 (102nd).