A selection of Richard Younger-Ross's votes

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• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2004
• Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 22 votes for, 9 votes against, 11 absences, between 2006–2009

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change: International Cooperation 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK's participation in the Copenhagen climate change summit.

• Business of the House: Digital Economy Bill [ Lords] 6 Apr 2010

  Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that any draft orders under the Bill, if it goes forward, should be amendable? My hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) intends to make that proposal, and we hope that the Secretary of State will take it on board.

• Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Local Government (Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk) 9 Mar 2010

  If we look at Torbay or Devon, and officers working for one or the other, we see that they can work for either a small unitary authority or for a very large county authority. Which does my hon. Friend think will be able to pay the better salary and provide the better promotion prospects for anyone working for these authorities?

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Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Teignbridge

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Defence
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Culture Media and Sport
• Iraq
• Departmental Written Questions
• IT Contracts
• Combined Heat and Power
• Visitor Entrance

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Minister (8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Defence Committee (7 Feb 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 20 Nov 2007)
• Shadow Minister, Culture, Media & Sport (19 Dec 2006 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 18 Apr 2008)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Jun 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Local Government & the Regions (26 Jan 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Patrick Nicholls

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Housing Bill Committee (7 out of 19)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Richard Younger-Ross’s speeches
• Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 58.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 52 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 216 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)