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Ronnie Campbell
Labour MP for Blyth Valley
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 8,527 votes. — 202nd 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 Ronnie Campbell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Justice, Health, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Further Education (Blyth Valley), New Deal (Blyth Valley), Carbon Capture and Storage, Dentistry, Prisoners: Muslims
(based on written questions asked by Ronnie Campbell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (7 Jan 2010) has video
“Now that clean-coal technology looks to be a certainty, how many coal mines does my right hon. Friend envisage will be opened shortly?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Benefit Reform (15 Dec 2009) has video
“I agree that tenants should have the choice on housing benefit, but what worries me is the young people who leave school very early-the under-achievers-and drift into drugs, alcoholism and crime. They are left for perhaps six months to wander the streets. They worry me-I see them in my constituency, as all other Members will in theirs-because they are the ones who get into trouble and end up...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Ashwell Prison (7 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date he expects the report on the riot at HM Prison Ashwell to be published.”
More of Ronnie Campbell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 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 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 130 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
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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 | £23,854 (81st) | £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) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £16,209 (146th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £27,092 (25th) | £20,824 (188th) | £21,016 (233rd) | £19,971 | £19,316 (joint 114th with 3 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £17,528 (249th) |
| Staffing costs | £81,457 (553rd) | £90,455 (197th) | £86,688 (214th) | £83,907 | £68,351 (442nd) | £66,141 (410th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £44,983 (364th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,437 (162nd) | £9,222 (262nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,671 (213th)3 | £11,298 (169th)2 | £10,876 (174th)1 | £8,321 | £16,655 (103rd) | £17,165 (91st) | £17,028 (95th) | £16,558 (42nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,367 (13th) | £504 (209th) | £1,327 (83rd) | £2,196 | £2,473 (44th) | £630 (230th) | £1,195 (131st) | £1,935 (40th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £3,454 (21st) | 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 | £2,915 (388th) | £353 (joint 559th with 2 others) | £179 (633rd) | £376 | £65 (646th) | £475 (joint 526th with 2 others) | £30 (653rd) | £871 (joint 383rd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,427 (485th) | £1,055 (576th) | £450 | £429 (627th) | £1,149 (538th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,093 (498th) | £905 (joint 558th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,866 (joint 374th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 368th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 359th with 2 others) | £1,866 (joint 336th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 57th with 3 others) | £0 |
| Total | £157,792 (221st) | £161,713 (79th) | £144,156 (193rd) | £136,855 | £130,057 (185th) | £126,558 (178th) | £121,554 (134th) | £99,950 (94th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,653 (66th). Rail £5,159 (178th). Air £119 (157th). Misc £12 (247th). Other: Rail £355 (56th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,217 (75th). Rail £4,454 (211th).