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Andrew Gwynne
Labour MP for Denton & Reddish
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 13,498 votes. — 55th 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 Andrew Gwynne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Procedure Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hezbollah, Housing, Transport Services (Greater Manchester), M60: Road Signs and Markings, Local Government
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Gwynne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the diet provided to troops on active service in Afghanistan.”
More of Andrew Gwynne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 65 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 90% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 36 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 64 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Address of donor : Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6DL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: three parking passes - one for myself and two for office staff, which permit free car parking on any council-owned car park within normal parking restrictions. Value: No face value; estimated value £650-£1,000.
Date of receipt of donation: 31 July 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 31 July 2009
Donor status: Local Council.
(Registered 31July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 16 September 2008)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,528
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Date of visit: 13 to 18 September 2009
Purpose of visit: We met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, community representatives, and visited health and social welfare programmes
(Registered 5 October 2009)
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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,026 (186th) | £21,607 (299th) | £21,581 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,576 (415th) | £28,597 (31st) | £28,388 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £94,381 (68th) | £87,463 (144th) | £57,766 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,391 (99th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,064 (76th)* | £14,322 (83rd)** | £12,143 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £64 (398th) | £473 (joint 226th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £360 (joint 245th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £546 (joint 40th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £545 (462nd) | £2,389 (69th) | £1,483 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £92 (640th) | £8,093 (57th) | £3,200 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,280 (216th) | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £162,325 (73rd) | £164,110 (12th) | £125,727 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,569 (454th). Rail £13,495 (6th).
** Car £1,602 (469th). Rail £12,460 (8th). Air £175 (215th). Other £85 (55th).