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Barry Gardiner
Labour MP for Brent North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Barry Gardiner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Trade and Industry, International Development, Energy and Climate Change
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Arms Exports, Natural Resources, Bushmeat, Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
(based on written questions asked by Barry Gardiner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)
“In January, the OFT did not find no evidence; it found evidence of price fixing, albeit limited evidence. At that time, did the Secretary of State ask what the evidence was? If so, what consideration did he give it, and what actions did he recommend as result?”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Sequestration (15 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding and support he plans to make available for the reserve projects in the Carbon Capture and Storage Commercialisation Competition.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power (15 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the likely price per megawatt-hour of electricity generated by offshore wind in each year between 2014 to 2030.”
More of Barry Gardiner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 127 written questions in the last year — well above 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 66.11% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 554 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £21,107 (245th) | £15,079 (493rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,620 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,641 (272nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,609 (120th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,227 (459th) | £11,946 (545th) | £4,659 (640th) | £10,107 | £11,702 (586th) | £18,789 (joint 246th with 3 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £5,121 (619th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,978 (30th) | £93,888 (86th) | £119,193 (1st) | £91,258 | £83,825 (23rd) | £74,781 (51st) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £60,812 (17th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,288 (205th) | £10,587 (93rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,392 (480th)1 | £4,501 (498th)2 | £4,010 (521st)3 | £4,213 | £6,262 (490th) | £11,403 (273rd) | £11,411 (267th) | £10,076 (215th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14 (463rd) | £0 |
| 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 | £6,994 (joint 17th with 2 others) | £1,799 (47th) | £2,265 (79th) | £1,737 | £1,043 (271st) | £1,568 (118th) | £1,736 (119th) | £2,509 (35th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,959 (63rd) | £7,085 (79th) | £4,914 | £3,162 (248th) | £4,840 (123rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,333 (146th) | £1,142 (joint 175th with 17 others) | £0 | £1,940 (joint 220th with 2 others) | £1,940 (joint 216th with 2 others) | £1,940 (joint 213th with 2 others) | £1,940 (joint 203rd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,797 (50th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,986 (129th) | £144,092 (369th) | £160,464 (19th) | £133,849 | £130,445 (182nd) | £135,451 (65th) | £125,367 (66th) | £96,099 (146th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,350 (242nd). Rail £1,000 (458th). Other: Rail £42 (137th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,293 (271st). Rail £659 (473rd). Other: European £549 (100th).
