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Ann Cryer
Labour MP for Keighley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 4,852 votes. — 460th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Cryer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Defence, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Offender Management, National Offender Management Service, Naval Vessels, Prison Officers
(based on written questions asked by Ann Cryer and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“It has just occurred to me that we have perhaps not mentioned something. Rail is still the safest form of travel, so when my hon. Friend's constituents are pushed from rail to road, they may also finish up in an accident and emergency ward.”
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“This may not be relevant, but I declare an interest, in that I hold five £10 shares in the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Company, which, I hasten to add, does not pay a dividend. I am also the president of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society, which is the major shareholder in the company. The society is run on highly democratic lines—we do not have a Sir...”
More of Ann Cryer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Cryer speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 126 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 – 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 | £19,765 (397th) | £21,111 (340th) | £21,634 | £20,160 (297th) | £20,160 (235th) | £19,680 (joint 281st) | £15,110 (344th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,269 (224th) | £20,685 (260th) | £14,738 | £19,113 (212th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £12,443 (447th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,316 (joint 142nd) | £86,988 (202nd) | £89,343 | £66,669 (482nd) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,582 (463rd) | £50,496 (167th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,304 (314th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,986 (187th)* | £13,426 (105th)** | £14,461 | £14,373 (160th) | £12,816 (219th) | £11,397 (joint 268th) | £8,015 (320th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,366 (59th) | £2,771 (16th) | £2,000 | £3,516 (15th) | £2,140 (48th) | £1,111 (joint 149th) | £212 (347th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,845 (43rd) | £1,025 (272nd) | £565 | £3,489 (39th) | £1,076 (joint 228th) | £1,745 (118th) | £731 (joint 436th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,989 (241st) | £2,023 (411th) | £79 | £11,425 (32nd) | £1,536 (489th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,350 (joint 109th) | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | £1,934 (joint 234th) | £1,934 (joint 229th) | £1,773 (joint 447th) | £1,773 (joint 389th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,276 (29th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,190 (121st) | £149,195 (93rd) | £143,986 | £146,955 (33rd) | £122,734 (247th) | £115,522 (269th) | £88,780 (joint 325th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,351 (482nd). Rail £9,306 (63rd). Air £329 (134th).
** Car £1,500 (485th). Rail £10,986 (25th). Air £940 (117th).