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Ann Cryer
Labour MP for Keighley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 4,852 votes. — 461st 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 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 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
- 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, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural 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)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions (28 Jan 2010) has video
“Does my hon. Friend agree that a conflict of interest could be residing within the Office of Rail Regulation, because it is responsible for both safety and investment?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Garden Development (26 Jan 2010) has video
“Is my right hon. Friend aware that there is a degree of bullying going on in areas such as the Bradford district? A person buys a detached house with a very large and sometimes beautiful garden but the neighbours object at the planning stage and so permission is refused. The owner of the house then allows it to go to wrack and ruin-I know two houses that are in a deplorable state-in the hope...”
- Business of the House (21 Jan 2010) has video
“May we have an early debate on a possible conflict of interest in the Office of the Rail Regulator? The ORR has responsibility for both investment and safety, but we now discover that 1,500 front-line workers are to be made redundant by Network Rail. Those people have responsibility for track inspection and maintenance, overhead cabling and signalling, all of which are crucial to the safety...”
More of Ann Cryer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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.
- 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") 132 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 | £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)3 | £10,986 (187th)2 | £13,426 (105th)1 | £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 (261st) | £158,190 (121st) | £149,195 (93rd) | £143,986 | £146,955 (33rd) | £122,734 (247th) | £115,522 (269th) | £88,780 (joint 325th with 1 other) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,351 (482nd). Rail £9,306 (63rd). Air £329 (134th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,466 (445th). Rail £8,540 (65th). Air £197 (143rd).
1 Car £1,500 (485th). Rail £10,986 (25th). Air £940 (117th).