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Anthony D Wright
Labour MP for Great Yarmouth
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,055 votes. — 515th 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 Anthony D Wright voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 moderately for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, East of England Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Jobcentre Plus, Gambling, Colorectal Cancer: Screening, Hunting, National Offender Management Service
(based on written questions asked by Anthony D Wright and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- National Lottery (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Elderly People (Long-term Care) (8 Jul 2009) has video
“On Monday, while some Conservatives were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ending of the dock labour scheme—with Lord Fowler, the architect of that legislation, as their guest speaker—11 of my dock workers were being told that their jobs were ending owing to the casualisation of the port. This is happening despite the fact that Lord Fowler, when he was a Minister in this...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Civil Service Agencies: Boats (9 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many ships and boats have been (a) owned, (b) leased and (c) hired by or on behalf of (i) the Marine and Fisheries Agency, (ii) the Environment Agency, (iii) Natural England, (iv) the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (v) the Sea Fisheries Committees and (vi) the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture...”
- Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Natural Environment Research Council: Shipping (2 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many ships and boats have been (a) owned, (b) leased and (c) hired by or on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in each of the last three financial years; how many operational days each of those vessels has spent at sea at the NERC's expense; and how much the NERC spent on purchasing, hiring and...”
More of Anthony D Wright's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 78 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,631 | £18,493 (376th) | £19,300 (301st) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,785 (379th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,335 (83rd) | £28,849 (28th) | £23,179 | £19,274 (joint 165th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,225 (joint 223rd) | £16,458 (283rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,937 (416th) | £78,567 (487th) | £80,630 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £61,467 (474th) | £46,011 (320th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,330 (64th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,089 (293rd)* | £5,926 (405th)** | £5,384 | £9,453 (352nd) | £9,650 (336th) | £7,805 (418th) | £6,785 (378th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £420 (233rd) | £437 (joint 235th) | £1,052 | £699 (236th) | £335 (316th) | £332 (joint 319th) | £323 (310th) |
| 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 | £868 (281st) | £1,351 (183rd) | £473 | £865 (336th) | £1,029 (239th) | £821 (423rd) | £726 (441st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,238 (528th) | £4,489 (165th) | £1,075 | £1,929 (415th) | £4,297 (147th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,325 (joint 155th) | £1,118 (joint 220th) | £0 | £1,932 (joint 248th) | £1,932 (joint 243rd) | £1,932 (joint 237th) | £1,932 (joint 226th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £659 (75th) | £2,761 (21st) |
| Total | £154,625 (190th) | £142,847 (217th) | £133,424 | £122,981 (joint 331st) | £123,365 (240th) | £110,963 (374th) | £89,781 (299th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,544 (155th). Rail £3,041 (287th). Misc £97 (165th). Other: Mileage £20 (84th). Rail £29 (168th). Air £358 (17th).