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Alex Cunningham
Labour MP for Stockton North
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alex Cunningham voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Health, Justice, Defence, Education
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Energy: Prices, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Armed Forces: Education, Green Deal Scheme, Criminal Injuries Compensation: Sexual Offences
(based on written questions asked by Alex Cunningham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration Controls: Ports (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the application of immigration law to non-European economic area seafarers working on one-port voyages in (a) UK territorial waters or (b) the UK continental shelf.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Internet: Fraud (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps she plans to take to deal with rogue websites which sell illegal driving licences and other documents; (2) what steps the Government plans to take to close down web traders who sell illegal documents; (3) what plans the Government has to raise awareness amongst consumers of the dangers and consequences of acquiring...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Driving: Licensing (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many prosecutions there were for the (a) purchase and (b) sale of fraudulent drivers' licences online in each of the last five years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 190 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 76.41% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 71 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
