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Bob Ainsworth
Labour MP for Coventry North East
- Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 14,222 votes. — 54th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
- Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bob Ainsworth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 very 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Airports
(based on written questions asked by Bob Ainsworth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (39 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 Jul 2009)
“holding answer 16 June 2009 No UK nationals suspected of links to the insurgency have been arrested by British forces in Afghanistan since 2001. Since 2004, the number of arrests on a variety of charges and not necessarily specifically linked to insurgency of UK nationals in Afghanistan by Afghan authorities is provided in the following table. Number of arrests( 1) 2008-09 4 ...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Inflation Index (1 Jul 2009)
“The programme of work is on course and in April 2010, as notified to the HCDC over scrutiny of the 2006-07 annual report and accounts, the MOD will publish estimates of defence inflation for financial years 2006-07 through to 2008-09. For financial year 2009-10 a provisional estimate of defence inflation will be produced in September 2010.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Nuclear Weapons: Arms Control (1 Jul 2009)
“We believe in the vision of a world free from nuclear weapons. We are committed to working towards multilateral nuclear disarmament, and are encouraged that Russia also shares this commitment. We also welcome the fact that Russia and the US are currently engaged in negotiations over a successor to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. As the Prime Minister announced on 17 March, we will soon...”
More of Bob Ainsworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 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.
- 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bob Ainsworth speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 441 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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) | £18,878 (427th) | £18,911 | £19,275 (348th) | £17,519 (393rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,232 (145th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,724 (257th) | £20,807 (253rd) | £28,025 | £18,578 (304th) | £17,972 (joint 465th) | £18,117 (330th) | £14,913 (350th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,747 (534th) | £78,508 (492nd) | £75,062 | £71,082 (285th) | £65,954 (joint 422nd) | £64,551 (325th) | £46,289 (303rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,547 (435th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,887 (552nd)* | £6,145 (393rd)** | £5,995 | £9,152 (366th) | £11,200 (282nd) | £11,423 (265th) | £10,304 (201st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £352 (255th) | £0 | £182 | £247 (341st) | £438 (283rd) | £1,035 (165th) | £468 (253rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £459 (221st) | 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 | £426 (joint 532nd) | £755 (389th) | £599 | £667 (423rd) | £737 (joint 387th) | £712 (joint 466th) | £687 (460th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £978 (570th) | £2,463 (344th) | £1,645 | £1,437 (502nd) | £2,686 (310th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,312 (166th) | £1,008 (joint 410th) | £808 | £1,818 (439th) | £1,818 (432nd) | £1,818 (413th) | £1,132 (532nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £134,515 (479th) | £128,564 (475th) | £131,227 | £123,874 (309th) | £119,898 (317th) | £118,905 (196th) | £91,252 (255th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £605 (549th). Rail £2,282 (333rd).