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Rudi Vis
Labour MP for Finchley & Golders Green
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 741 votes. — 606th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rudi Vis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Justice, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Children, Schools and Families
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Young Offenders, Prisons, Young Offenders Institutions, Secure Training Centres, Juveniles
(based on written questions asked by Rudi Vis and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Charges for Oxygen (Airlines) (30 Jun 2009)
“My wife uses oxygen, so I have been listening carefully to my hon. Friend the Minister. Earlier, he talked about stress. I have found that stress is not restricted to the airlines. We took cylinders with us when we travelled on Eurostar. I was kept behind in Paris for an hour because the officials thought that I was going to blow up the bloody plane. People feel stressed with hotels and...”
- Charges for Oxygen (Airlines) (30 Jun 2009)
“Can the matter be associated with landing rights? The Minister has set standards for UK companies, and we can put pressure on them. Landing rights are UK rights.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Operating Costs (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on the running costs of each (a) private and (b) public sector prison in England and Wales in each year since 1990.”
More of Rudi Vis's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 160 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Rudi Vis speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 19 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £17,211 (459th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £15,000 (521st) | £15,333 (joint 319th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £904 (49th) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,328 (141st) | £20,385 (322nd) | £19,868 | £19,298 (joint 144th) | £18,756 (joint 302nd) | £18,218 (joint 241st) | £17,062 (joint 264th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,910 (277th) | £87,237 (177th) | £82,673 | £77,511 (joint 87th) | £73,764 (65th) | £63,931 (342nd) | £53,481 (91st) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,390 (242nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,905 (406th)* | £5,090 (466th)** | £2,616 | £4,680 (546th) | £3,726 (569th) | £3,558 (578th) | £2,840 (571st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £2,104 (17th) | £3,879 (28th) | £3,496 | £3,260 (44th) | £5,574 (8th) | £2,971 (25th) | £1,152 (278th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,630 (89th) | £10,105 (34th) | £8,878 | £7,405 (74th) | £13,117 (14th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,378 (joint 81st) | £1,175 (joint 136th) | £0 | £1,875 (joint 357th) | £1,875 (joint 350th) | £1,875 (joint 342nd) | £1,875 (joint 322nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,728 (153rd) | £145,986 (154th) | £120,144 | £115,647 (481st) | £118,386 (346th) | £105,553 (481st) | £91,743 (241st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,292 (84th). Other: European £613 (91st).