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Malcolm Bruce
Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 11,026 votes. — 183rd 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 Malcolm Bruce voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Chairman, International Development Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Export Credits Guarantee Department, Christmas, Asbestos, Bechtel, Green Ministers
(based on written questions asked by Malcolm Bruce and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- School Bus Safety (2 Jul 2009)
“I am grateful to have the opportunity to debate the subject of school bus safety, and it is perhaps appropriate that this debate should follow the debate that we have just had on road safety. There is a problem, in that the statistics are not collected specifically on school bus safety. One of my proposals is that they should be monitored. I first raised the issue in the House 11 years ago,...”
- School Bus Safety (2 Jul 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman is quite right. The Government take issue with that, but I certainly agree that there is such evidence. I would also say—I am conscious of my time—that Aberdeenshire and Moray councils cannot adopt that because of the law, but they have adopted a whole variety of safety measures. They have run an excellent campaign under the logo "Bus Stop", they have set up a...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Passengers from Aberdeen will very much regret this second debacle, and they always regretted the loss of GNER anyway. What can the Minister do in this interim time to ensure that we get competitive fares rather than the extra charges that National Express imposed? We need to compete with the airlines, because it is now cheaper to fly than to use the railways.”
More of Malcolm Bruce's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 35 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Malcolm Bruce speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 991 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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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) | £19,518 (408th) | £18,585 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,883 (326th) | £18,492 (393rd) | £13,840 (452nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,862 (299th) | £20,183 (346th) | £19,024 | £18,808 (271st) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £10,969 (490th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,840 (106th) | £86,566 (221st) | £82,993 | £70,841 (293rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £52,140 (122nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,290 (316th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £19,738 (20th)* | £24,485 (6th)** | £19,716 | £21,178 (41st) | £21,491 (38th) | £23,544 (26th) | £16,416 (45th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £517 (joint 202nd) | £4,179 (3rd) | £1,409 | £2,497 (38th) | £2,461 (35th) | £2,170 (41st) | £2,931 (15th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,113 (25th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,723 (14th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £507 (486th) | £728 (405th) | £1,294 | £630 (joint 439th) | £599 (463rd) | £443 (joint 582nd) | £483 (565th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,226 (531st) | £2,134 (395th) | £3,260 | £1,426 (503rd) | £1,731 (458th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,011 (567th) | £787 (604th) | £0 | £1,970 (joint 127th) | £1,970 (joint 120th) | £1,970 (joint 119th) | £1,970 (joint 114th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,561 (19th) | £0 | £5,381 (26th) | £2,219 (26th) |
| Total | £170,910 (15th) | £158,580 (27th) | £146,281 | £146,813 (34th) | £133,957 (76th) | £135,830 (11th) | £100,968 (81st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,806 (132nd). Rail £1,893 (356th). Air £10,406 (33rd). Misc £1,838 (10th). Other: European £795 (69th).
** Car £5,547 (103rd). Rail £1,859 (346th). Air £16,403 (8th). European £676 (72nd).