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Jeff Ennis MP
- Labour MP for Barnsley East & Mexborough
- PPS (Rt Hon Edward Miliband, Secretary of State), Department for Energy and Climate Change (since 16 Oct 2008)
- Majority: 14,125 votes. — 28th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeff Ennis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against stopping climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Housing, State Retirement Pensions, Children's Hospices, Mineworkers' Pension Funds
(based on written questions asked by Jeff Ennis and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pension Credit: South Yorkshire (19 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire received pension credit in each year since its inception.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Communities in Control White Paper (18 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on the implementation of the Communities in Control White Paper, with particular reference to the introduction of new empowerment measures in the current economic climate.”
- Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Death: Drugs (18 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths attributed to drugs overdoses were recorded in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire in each of the last five years.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 46 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 comments 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.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeff Ennis speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 97 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £11,326 (548th) | £9,604 | £7,449 (589th) | £7,924 (592nd) | £11,830 (575th) | £11,852 (520th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,138 (618th) | £9,578 | £9,786 (608th) | £15,179 (568th) | £6,736 (646th) | £6,143 (607th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £71,182 (587th) | £66,976 | £63,337 (577th) | £63,568 (529th) | £63,450 (373rd) | £48,443 (235th) |
| Members' Travel | £6,257 (384th)* | £6,044 | £11,688 (278th) | £11,419 (270th) | £10,293 (312th) | £8,024 (319th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,648 (20th) | £2,496 | £1,006 (joint 186th) | £1,759 (72nd) | £1,233 (128th) | £1,374 (84th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £564 (joint 500th) | £459 | £585 (457th) | £328 (joint 589th) | £507 (564th) | £731 (joint 436th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,085 (573rd) | £1,361 | £1,740 (448th) | £1,016 (562nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,043 (joint 353rd) | £0 | £1,805 (joint 450th) | £1,805 (443rd) | £1,805 (424th) | £1,805 (377th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £104,243 (622nd) | £96,518 | £97,396 (630th) | £102,998 (577th) | £95,854 (583rd) | £78,372 (506th) |
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- Jeff Ennis's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Barnsley East & Mexborough (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Barnsley Central (6 miles)
- Wentworth (7 miles)
- Hemsworth (7 miles)
- Rotherham (9 miles)
- Don Valley (9 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- PPS (Rt Hon Edward Miliband, Minister of State (Cabinet)), Cabinet Office (16 Jul 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)
- PPS (Edward Miliband, Minister of State (Cabinet)), Cabinet Office (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
- Member, Education & Skills Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee) (to 21 Sep 2004)
- Member, Education & Skills Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
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