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Stuart Bell
Labour MP for Middlesbrough
- Second Church Estates Commissioner, No Department (since 5 May 1997)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,567 votes. — 48th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stuart Bell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Chairman, Finance & Services Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Online Tax Return Services, E-Commerce, Cannabis
(based on written questions asked by Stuart Bell and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 7 — Investigations (1 Jul 2009)
“Notwithstanding the short time available for this Bill, my right hon. Friend has been most understanding and given it his best shot. I am sure that the House will join me in appreciating his acceptance of various amendments.”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 7 — Investigations (1 Jul 2009)
“I wish to speak to amendment 1, which I tabled. It was never expected that the Bill would be retrospective, but it is important for us to put the question of allowances behind us, and it is important for the Bill to assist in that procedure. I can tell the House that the review of allowances that has been authorised over the last four years has been put in train, that the House of Commons...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 8 — Enforcement (1 Jul 2009)
“I am grateful, Mrs. Heal, for the opportunity to participate in the debate on what the hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) has said is possibly the heart of the Bill. I shall speak to amendments 18 to 21, which I tabled. The essence of this part of the Bill, as the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) has said, is the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 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 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 651 times in debates — well above 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 | £22,934 (212th) | £22,108 (joint 188th) | £21,633 | £20,899 (joint 201st) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,465 (326th) | £15,734 (joint 250th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,086 (639th) | £8,317 (630th) | £6,636 | £9,625 (611th) | £8,679 (640th) | £14,987 (549th) | £19,187 (194th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,127 (567th) | £80,664 (427th) | £73,558 | £64,356 (556th) | £66,380 (399th) | £59,851 (529th) | £46,530 (295th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,467 (441st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,612 (50th)* | £15,274 (66th)** | £18,661 | £26,746 (17th) | £29,570 (8th) | £25,351 (15th) | £20,023 (14th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £478 (joint 218th) | £2,313 (29th) | £2,912 | £2,770 (joint 25th) | £3,029 (20th) | £4,241 (3rd) | £2,803 (17th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,095 (12th) | 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 | £238 (610th) | £357 (586th) | £320 | £264 (joint 609th) | £471 (530th) | £502 (567th) | £229 (joint 631st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £835 (584th) | £427 (626th) | £803 | £70 (joint 642nd) | £1,042 (558th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £668 | £1,847 (joint 398th) | £1,847 (joint 391st) | £1,847 (joint 383rd) | £1,179 (527th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,933 (490th) | £130,395 (447th) | £125,191 | £126,577 (263rd) | £131,346 (98th) | £126,244 (55th) | £105,685 (40th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,555 (71st). Rail £10,214 (46th). Other: European £843 (68th).
** Car £8,176 (11th). Rail £5,534 (154th). European £1,564 (18th).