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Roger Berry
Labour MP for Kingswood
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 7,873 votes. — 403rd 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 Roger Berry 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Chairman, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Equality, Head Injuries, Access to Work Scheme, Cluster Munitions, BAE Systems
(based on written questions asked by Roger Berry and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Members: Allowances (19 Jun 2009)
“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what terms of reference have been set for the audit of previously submitted and paid expenses claims by hon. Members; what instructions have been given to those performing the audit; when he expects the audit to be completed; in what form the results of the audit will be published; and whether any external...”
- Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowances (15 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Leader of the House what external (a) legal and (b) accountancy advice her Office has sought on the operation of the Members' Allowances scheme in the last six years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 218 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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 | £20,781 (360th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £19,966 (309th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,111 (159th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,940 (182nd) | £19,944 (371st) | £19,989 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,154 (joint 310th) | £15,834 (320th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,024 (joint 348th) | £84,107 (331st) | £79,913 | £66,458 (joint 496th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,979 (434th) | £44,920 (368th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,157 (322nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,936 (402nd)* | £6,334 (380th)** | £4,615 | £8,435 (403rd) | £9,292 (352nd) | £8,173 (406th) | £6,215 (414th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £699 (joint 150th) | £540 (214th) | £1,048 | £1,771 (96th) | £597 (238th) | £823 (193rd) | £504 (joint 241st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £358 (joint 247th) | 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 | £1,244 (143rd) | £1,343 (189th) | £1,400 | £1,389 (191st) | £1,236 (173rd) | £1,944 (95th) | £1,879 (91st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,385 (315th) | £3,995 (198th) | £3,129 | £3,292 (235th) | £3,833 (180th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,275 (joint 220th) | £1,039 (joint 363rd) | £0 | £2,042 (23rd) | £2,042 (19th) | £2,042 (19th) | £2,042 (19th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £331 (57th) |
| Total | £148,799 (290th) | £139,412 (294th) | £131,728 | £122,678 (343rd) | £120,405 (302nd) | £112,837 (331st) | £87,836 (348th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,095 (105th). Misc £119 (149th). Other: European £722 (81st).