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Ann Cryer
Former Labour MP for Keighley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 4,852 votes. — 461st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Cryer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Afghanistan (6 Apr 2010) has video
“What assessment has my right hon. Friend made of developments in Afghanistan regarding the well-being of women and their health, education and ability to work for their families?”
- [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation (30 Mar 2010)
“I have not prepared a speech, but I scribbled a few notes while my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen, South (Miss Begg) was speaking. The hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) asked what feedback we received when we travelled around. I did not attend all the out-of-London hearings, but I went to Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds. It was interesting that many of the people who gave evidence...”
- [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation (30 Mar 2010)
“I agree, and that is what we all tried to do when we went out into the sticks and talked to people. The Speaker's Conference was started by Speaker Martin. He has been given some hard knocks over the past year or so, so I want to put in a good word for him. The conference was his idea. Unfortunately for us, Speaker Bercow was already a member of the conference, so we lost a member but gained...”
More of Ann Cryer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 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.
- 54 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 135 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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.
| 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 | £19,620 (307th) | £19,765 (397th) | £21,111 (340th) | £21,634 | £20,160 (297th) | £20,160 (235th) | £19,680 (joint 281st with 4 others) | £15,110 (344th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,433 (247th) | £20,269 (224th) | £20,685 (260th) | £14,738 | £19,113 (212th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,443 (447th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,870 (203rd) | £91,316 (joint 142nd with 1 other) | £86,988 (202nd) | £89,343 | £66,669 (482nd) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,582 (463rd) | £50,496 (167th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,811 (483rd) | £8,304 (314th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,203 (194th)1 | £10,986 (187th)2 | £13,426 (105th)3 | £14,461 | £14,373 (160th) | £12,816 (219th) | £11,397 (joint 268th with 1 other) | £8,015 (320th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £667 (114th) | £1,366 (59th) | £2,771 (16th) | £2,000 | £3,516 (15th) | £2,140 (48th) | £1,111 (joint 149th with 1 other) | £212 (347th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £1,588 (570th) | £1,845 (43rd) | £1,025 (272nd) | £565 | £3,489 (39th) | £1,076 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £1,745 (118th) | £731 (joint 436th with 2 others) |
| 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 with 4 others) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | £1,934 (joint 234th with 8 others) | £1,934 (joint 229th with 8 others) | £1,773 (joint 447th with 1 other) | £1,773 (joint 389th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,276 (29th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,193 (262nd) | £158,190 (121st) | £149,195 (93rd) | £143,986 | £146,955 (33rd) | £122,734 (247th) | £115,522 (269th) | £88,780 (joint 325th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,466 (445th). Rail £8,540 (65th). Air £197 (143rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,351 (482nd). Rail £9,306 (63rd). Air £329 (134th).
3 Car £1,500 (485th). Rail £10,986 (25th). Air £940 (117th).