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Andrew Gwynne

Labour MP for Denton & Reddish

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Majority: 13,498 votes. — 56th out of 643 MPs.

    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 against 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    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)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Greater Manchester (8 Feb 2010)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport from what budgets the cost of corrective work to the access route from Station Road to the Fallowfield Loop in Reddish will be met.”

    Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Greater Manchester (8 Feb 2010)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which organisation is responsible for the design of the access route from Station Road to the Fallowfield Loop in Reddish.”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Cancer Treatment (12 Jan 2010) has video

    “What proportion of GP surgeries are open in the evenings and at weekends.”

    More of Andrew Gwynne's recent appearances

    Numerology

    Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)

    • Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — above 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 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 38 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.
    • 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Gwynne speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 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
    Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
    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: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£22,326 (177th) £23,026 (186th) £21,607 (299th) £21,581        
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Office running costs£19,898 (221st) £16,576 (415th) £28,597 (31st) £28,388        
    Staffing costs£90,100 (444th) £94,381 (68th) £87,463 (144th) £57,766        
    Communications Allowance£20,236 (11th) £10,391 (99th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£15,785 (53rd)3 £15,064 (76th)2 £14,322 (83rd)1 £12,143        
    Members' Staff Travel£108 (joint 334th with 1 other) £64 (398th) £473 (joint 226th with 1 other) £0        
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £360 (joint 245th with 1 other) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £546 (joint 40th with 1 other) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£5,020 (184th) £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 with 11 others) £1,166        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
    Total£173,473 (50th) £162,325 (73rd) £164,110 (12th) £125,727        

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,569 (454th). Rail £13,495 (6th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,529 (436th). Rail £13,443 (11th). Air £813 (105th).

    1 Car £1,602 (469th). Rail £12,460 (8th). Air £175 (215th). Other £85 (55th).