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Ann Coffey
Labour MP for Stockport
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,163 votes. — 175th 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 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
- 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)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Will the Minister and some of his officials meet me to explore further how the planning responses to the HMO document might impinge on the planning applications for children's homes, particularly as they are clear that the single household definition is unhelpful? As he knows, the definition also applies to whether a children's home application is determined as C2 or C3 use. It would be...”
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Children's homes should provide a safe, positive and caring environment for young people who are unable to live at home. It is important that they provide the highest standards of care. Over the years, care and inspection of children's homes has been subject to changes. Indeed, before the Care Standards Act 2000, homes with fewer than four children did not have to be registered at all. Quite...”
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. She is absolutely right: it is very important that the inspection of children's homes takes into account the widest possible range of comments from the local agencies that are involved with the children from the home in question. A proper planning process would enable the police and other local agencies to comment on what was happening in that...”
More of Ann Coffey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 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") 161 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £15,663 (416th) | £21,985 (293rd) | £20,689 (363rd) | £21,042 | £19,434 (337th) | £17,583 (388th) | £18,360 (405th) | £13,950 (444th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,114 (392nd) | £19,447 (268th) | £21,949 (186th) | £20,491 | £19,229 (180th) | £18,793 (joint 228th with 3 others) | £17,861 (400th) | £22,984 (105th) |
| Staffing costs | £84,093 (536th) | £86,421 (366th) | £83,006 (372nd) | £79,034 | £59,335 (615th) | £61,707 (570th) | £61,736 (457th) | £40,922 (495th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,839 (138th) | £7,329 (366th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,069 (289th)3 | £9,751 (231st)2 | £10,463 (200th)1 | £11,610 | £15,397 (128th) | £14,959 (149th) | £15,286 (132nd) | £12,285 (131st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £322 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £211 (319th) | £1,178 (104th) | £1,620 | £2,203 (joint 61st with 1 other) | £859 (joint 182nd with 1 other) | £542 (joint 247th with 1 other) | £1,020 (132nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £308 (joint 261st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £982 (609th) | £1,383 (112th) | £1,278 (201st) | £828 | £1,175 (243rd) | £1,275 (162nd) | £534 (556th) | £1,031 (joint 316th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,915 (joint 384th with 1 other) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,096 | £2,021 (joint 38th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 33rd with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,082 (495th) | £150,246 (264th) | £143,439 (202nd) | £138,458 | £122,659 (346th) | £121,300 (279th) | £116,340 (247th) | £94,213 (184th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,550 (336th). Rail £6,240 (144th). Misc £961 (35th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,050 (368th). Rail £5,187 (178th). Misc £832 (46th).