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Alan Meale
Labour MP for Mansfield
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 11,365 votes. — 124th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Meale 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 moderately 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): NHS: Public Participation, Health Services (Nottinghamshire), Agricultural Workers, Greyhounds, Health Services
(based on written questions asked by Alan Meale and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bradford and Bingley (17 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date Ministers in his Department asked departmental officials to draft proposals to take the Bradford and Bingley Building Society into public ownership.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bradford and Bingley (17 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the decision to take the Bradford and Bingley Building Society into public ownership was taken.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bradford and Bingley (17 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons his Department determined that (a) bonds held by the Government in Bradford and Bingley would be ranked above Bradford and Bingley subordinated bondholders for settlement and (b) bonds held by the Government in Northern Rock would be ranked below Northern Rock subordinated bondholders for settlement.”
More of Alan Meale's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 210 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,594 | £20,899 (joint 201st) | £20,265 (212th) | £19,720 (joint 241st) | £16,725 (103rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,149 (235th) | £19,007 (431st) | £19,067 | £19,324 (joint 89th) | £18,794 (joint 223rd) | £18,233 (joint 185th) | £28,625 (38th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,505 (joint 183rd) | £87,306 (joint 153rd) | £84,165 | £55,790 (632nd) | £62,751 (547th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £37,194 (561st) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,599 (390th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £21,403 (15th)* | £17,041 (34th)** | £16,841 | £23,118 (30th) | £22,260 (35th) | £21,455 (38th) | £21,750 (9th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,325 (62nd) | £1,325 (84th) | £1,325 | £1,911 (82nd) | £1,239 (124th) | £1,351 (112th) | £1,482 (73rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £562 (206th) | 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 | £493 (joint 496th) | £506 (529th) | £763 | £886 (329th) | £706 (404th) | £1,182 (259th) | £425 (579th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,889 (390th) | £2,308 (368th) | £3,278 | £4,430 (168th) | £4,170 (153rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,264 (joint 236th) | £735 (620th) | £0 | £1,937 (joint 228th) | £1,937 (joint 224th) | £1,937 (joint 221st) | £1,937 (joint 211th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £167,272 (28th) | £150,338 (85th) | £147,033 | £128,295 (224th) | £132,122 (89th) | £125,858 (59th) | £108,138 (26th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,585 (15th). Rail £10,802 (29th). Misc £202 (121st). Other: Rail £77 (131st). European £2,737 (4th).
** Car £7,940 (15th). Rail £7,601 (77th). Other £928 (25th). European £572 (80th).