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Ann Coffey
Labour MP for Stockport
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,163 votes. — 174th 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 Ann Coffey 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Education and Skills, Children, Schools and Families, Health, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Marketing, Children in Care, Street Markets, Individual Support Orders, Support Orders
(based on written questions asked by Ann Coffey and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (29 Oct 2009)
“Portcullis House has a G rating for energy use, the worst rating that any building can have. May I urge my right hon. and learned Friend to enlist the advice of Green2Go, a company in my constituency that has developed a biofuel based on waste cooking oil, on how the energy rating of Portcullis House can be improved?”
- Local and Regional Newspapers (15 Jul 2009)
“I congratulate the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Mark Williams) on securing this interesting debate. He is right to say that local newspapers face a grave crisis. Seventy newspapers have closed in the past year and analysts have warned that up to half the UK's local and regional newspapers may be shut within the next five years. The recent "Digital Britain" report pointed out that "there's an...”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Departmental Marketing (3 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in the last five years.”
More of Ann Coffey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 105 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Coffey speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 158 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £21,985 (293rd) | £20,689 (363rd) | £21,042 | £19,434 (337th) | £17,583 (388th) | £18,360 (405th) | £13,950 (444th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,447 (268th) | £21,949 (186th) | £20,491 | £19,229 (180th) | £18,793 (joint 228th) | £17,861 (400th) | £22,984 (105th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,421 (366th) | £83,006 (372nd) | £79,034 | £59,335 (615th) | £61,707 (570th) | £61,736 (457th) | £40,922 (495th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,329 (366th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,751 (231st)* | £10,463 (200th)** | £11,610 | £15,397 (128th) | £14,959 (149th) | £15,286 (132nd) | £12,285 (131st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £211 (319th) | £1,178 (104th) | £1,620 | £2,203 (joint 61st) | £859 (joint 182nd) | £542 (joint 247th) | £1,020 (132nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £308 (joint 261st) | 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 | £1,383 (112th) | £1,278 (201st) | £828 | £1,175 (243rd) | £1,275 (162nd) | £534 (556th) | £1,031 (joint 316th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,915 (joint 384th) | £3,600 (226th) | £2,737 | £3,865 (196th) | £4,103 (160th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,496 (17th) | £1,276 (joint 51st) | £1,096 | £2,021 (joint 38th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 33rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,246 (264th) | £143,439 (202nd) | £138,458 | £122,659 (346th) | £121,300 (279th) | £116,340 (247th) | £94,213 (184th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,550 (336th). Rail £6,240 (144th). Misc £961 (35th).