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Stuart Bell
Labour MP for Middlesbrough
- Second Church Estates Commissioner (since 5 May 1997)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,567 votes. — 49th 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 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 strongly 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
- Voted strongly 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Finance & Services Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Home Department, Justice, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Online Tax Return Services, E-Commerce, Crown Courts, Cannabis
(based on written questions asked by Stuart Bell and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010)
“It is a long road that we have taken since the Anglo-Irish agreement of 1985-from violence to peace, as the Prime Minister has said-but does not statesmanship bring peace, does not patience bring peace, and does not peace bring prosperity, as anyone who has visited Northern Ireland will know? The Prime Minister has talked of jobs, stability, growth and inward investment. Can we not build on...”
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“I will not ask the Leader of the House to alter her arrangements for the debates next week or call for an early debate, but does she agree that this Parliament is sorry that the sad story of expenses has brought it into disrepute? Does she agree that with the 62 recommendations of Sir Christopher Kelly, the publication today of the Legg review and five years of allowances, and the creation of...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“In the context of the Prime Minister's response to the parliamentary institution, is he aware that tomorrow Sir Thomas Legg will publish his full review of MPs' allowances? Building on the creation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and the Kelly recommendations-all of them the initiatives of the Prime Minister-can we put the sad and sorry saga of MPs' expenses behind us,...”
More of Stuart Bell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 select committees (1 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 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 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") 664 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,368 (124th) | £22,934 (212th) | £22,108 (joint 188th with 3 others) | £21,633 | £20,899 (joint 201st with 3 others) | £20,328 (joint 169th with 5 others) | £19,465 (326th) | £15,734 (joint 250th with 3 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £4,037 (641st) | £5,086 (639th) | £8,317 (630th) | £6,636 | £9,625 (611th) | £8,679 (640th) | £14,987 (549th) | £19,187 (194th) |
| Staffing costs | £81,204 (557th) | £77,127 (567th) | £80,664 (427th) | £73,558 | £64,356 (556th) | £66,380 (399th) | £59,851 (529th) | £46,530 (295th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,764 (joint 321st with 1 other) | £5,467 (441st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,505 (81st)3 | £16,612 (50th)2 | £15,274 (66th)1 | £18,661 | £26,746 (17th) | £29,570 (8th) | £25,351 (15th) | £20,023 (14th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,736 (29th) | £478 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £2,313 (29th) | £2,912 | £2,770 (joint 25th with 1 other) | £3,029 (20th) | £4,241 (3rd) | £2,803 (17th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,099 (11th) | £4,095 (12th) | 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 | £762 (628th) | £238 (610th) | £357 (586th) | £320 | £264 (joint 609th with 1 other) | £471 (530th) | £502 (567th) | £229 (joint 631st with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £835 (584th) | £427 (626th) | £803 | £70 (joint 642nd with 2 others) | £1,042 (558th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th with 3 others) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £668 | £1,847 (joint 398th with 2 others) | £1,847 (joint 391st with 2 others) | £1,847 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £1,179 (527th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,476 (joint 472nd with 1 other) | £133,933 (490th) | £130,395 (447th) | £125,191 | £126,577 (263rd) | £131,346 (98th) | £126,244 (55th) | £105,685 (40th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,555 (71st). Rail £10,214 (46th). Other: European £843 (68th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,200 (76th). Rail £8,216 (72nd). Other: European £1,089 (47th).
1 Car £8,176 (11th). Rail £5,534 (154th). European £1,564 (18th).