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Colin Breed
Liberal Democrat MP for South East Cornwall
- Shadow Treasury Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 6,507 votes. — 431st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Colin Breed 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 against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 20 May 2008)
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 26 Apr 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Foot and Mouth, Affordable Housing, Bovine TB, Complaints, Rural Bus Services
(based on written questions asked by Colin Breed and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Water Prices (2 Jul 2009)
“What recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on water prices; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Water Prices (2 Jul 2009)
“I thank the Minister for that brief response. I hope that he will be aware of the rising and continuing anger of South West Water charge payers who, even after 15 years, are still paying substantially more for their water than people in any other part of the country; that is particularly true of people in Cornwall, which is one of the poorest regions in Europe. The Government simply cannot...”
More of Colin Breed's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 181 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lay Associate Member of General Medical Council. I receive expenses relating to meetings and work undertaken in that role. (Up to £5,000)
Work with Global Partners in respect of their Foreign Office contract to provide mentoring and support services to Parliamentarians and their staff in the Iraqi Parliament. (£25,001-£30,000)
6. Overseas visits
9-11 October 2008, to Gibraltar with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Gibraltar, to attend the National Day celebrations, accompanied by my spouse, at the expense of the Gibraltar Government. (Registered 1October 2008)
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 | £17,807 (443rd) | £16,244 (483rd) | £14,571 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £16,570 (420th) | £16,769 (473rd) | £13,692 (462nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,113 (289th) | £25,393 (88th) | £19,514 | £18,563 (305th) | £16,851 (532nd) | £15,792 (524th) | £12,593 (439th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £74,860 (586th) | £73,982 (568th) | £71,064 | £67,581 (461st) | £63,809 (520th) | £61,465 (475th) | £32,739 (611th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,308 (106th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,841 (150th)* | £13,516 (102nd)** | £10,700 | £15,849 (joint 120th) | £13,525 (194th) | £12,638 (216th) | £9,464 (244th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £167 (joint 336th) | £459 (232nd) | £1,105 | £686 (240th) | £1,221 (128th) | £631 (229th) | £295 (316th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £335 (252nd) | 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 | £627 (joint 411th) | £684 (joint 422nd) | £619 | £636 (436th) | £528 (joint 497th) | £725 (joint 461st) | £835 (396th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,025 (joint 369th) | £2,165 (joint 387th) | £2,564 | £2,065 (396th) | £2,334 (351st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,288 (joint 208th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,929 (joint 252nd) | £1,929 (joint 247th) | £1,929 (joint 241st) | £1,929 (joint 229th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,371 (426th) | £133,501 (407th) | £120,137 | £128,211 (226th) | £116,767 (380th) | £109,949 (398th) | £71,547 (580th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,114 (100th). Rail £6,645 (128th). Air £82 (160th).