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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
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 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
6. Overseas visits
30 November-6 December 2008, to Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja, Nigeria, on All-Party Parliamentary Group fact-finding visit, paid for by Virgin Nigeria and Shell International B.V. (Registered 14 January 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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).