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Ruth Kelly
Labour MP for Bolton West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 2,064 votes. — 548th 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 Ruth Kelly voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Council Tax Rebate: The Economy (31 Mar 2009) has video
“Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that by far the main cause of those high deficits is the operation of the automatic stabilisers?”
- Council Tax Rebate: The Economy (31 Mar 2009) has video
“It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable). I always enjoy his arguments, about half of which I fully and strongly support, and half of which I disagree with vehemently. However, he makes his arguments with great authority and I am pleased that he has now converted his party to the idea of a fiscal stimulus. Not many weeks ago, he argued that any tax cuts,...”
- Council Tax Rebate: The Economy (31 Mar 2009) has video
“My hon. Friend is right in parts. Of course, the overwhelming problem was deflation, but how the world reacts to deflation decides whether it will manage to come out of it properly. There is always a case, in specific areas, for really well targeted tariff protection, but overall, the world system has to remain open to growth. We have to accept that 70 per cent. of world trade comes from...”
More of Ruth Kelly'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 0 written questions in the last year — well 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 36 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 163 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ruth Kelly speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 686 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £11,294 (487th) | £13,326 (515th) | £16,089 (489th) | £17,472 | £19,287 (347th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £18,370 (404th) | £14,791 (378th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £24,094 (67th) | £11,951 (544th) | £17,631 (492nd) | £16,930 | £17,852 (368th) | £15,857 (555th) | £17,607 (435th) | £17,650 (248th) |
| Staffing costs | £91,497 (423rd) | £80,132 (528th) | £76,036 (544th) | £65,826 | £59,784 (611th) | £59,521 (598th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £49,123 (211th) |
| Communications Allowance | £59 (601st) | £59 (joint 601st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,876 (248th)3 | £6,956 (352nd)2 | £6,069 (399th)1 | £5,970 | £6,019 (498th) | £6,039 (480th) | £5,965 (491st) | £5,645 (439th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £730 (143rd) | £1,376 (78th) | £510 | £1,563 (113th) | £1,794 (66th) | £260 (joint 350th with 2 others) | £415 (268th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,259 (97th) | £173 (299th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £86 (89th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,608 (567th) | £591 (joint 434th with 3 others) | £844 (343rd) | £618 | £659 (427th) | £611 (joint 455th with 1 other) | £1,344 (206th) | £699 (455th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £779 (592nd) | £2,231 (377th) | £1,501 | £866 (588th) | £991 (566th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th with 3 others) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | £1,787 (joint 468th with 1 other) | £1,787 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £1,787 (joint 439th with 1 other) | £1,787 (joint 384th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,685 (471st) | £115,844 (613th) | £121,206 (545th) | £109,757 | £109,435 (554th) | £108,507 (530th) | £112,456 (340th) | £91,240 (256th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £437 (563rd). Rail £4,643 (198th). Air £1,876 (84th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £672 (529th). Rail £7,350 (97th). Air £380 (126th). Other: European £474 (101st).