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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.

    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

    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)

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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.
    • 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Anthony D Wright speaks.
    • 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

    ** Car £5,256 (129th). Rail £670 (452nd).