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Barry Gardiner
Labour MP for Brent North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,641 votes. — 359th 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 Barry Gardiner voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Treasury, International Development, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Arms Exports, Bushmeat, Pensions, Timber
(based on written questions asked by Barry Gardiner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I have to admit that I have been known to fall asleep in the Chamber during the speeches of other Members in the past. That has not happened today, but I trust that I may be forgiven if I should fall asleep during my own speech this evening-after what is now seven hours in the Chamber without a break, I feel for the first time that it is quite likely. We now know that it is Lord Strathclyde...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“May I urge the hon. Gentleman to consult the Hansard record for that day and that particular debate? I believe that he is referring to a debate that took place six months earlier than the one in which it was decided to go to war.”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“Does my right hon. Friend recall that, when the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 passed through the House and Committee, the constant refrain from Opposition Members was that there should be a lighter regulatory touch and that we were doing too much?”
More of Barry Gardiner's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Barry Gardiner speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 401 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £15,079 (493rd) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,620 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,641 (272nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,609 (120th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,946 (545th) | £4,659 (640th) | £10,107 | £11,702 (586th) | £18,789 (joint 246th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £5,121 (619th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,888 (86th) | £119,193 (1st) | £91,258 | £83,825 (23rd) | £74,781 (51st) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £60,812 (17th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,587 (93rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,501 (498th)* | £4,010 (521st)** | £4,213 | £6,262 (490th) | £11,403 (273rd) | £11,411 (267th) | £10,076 (215th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14 (463rd) | £0 |
| 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 | £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) | £0 | £1,940 (joint 220th) | £1,940 (joint 216th) | £1,940 (joint 213th) | £1,940 (joint 203rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,797 (50th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,092 (369th) | £160,464 (19th) | £133,849 | £130,445 (182nd) | £135,451 (65th) | £125,367 (66th) | £96,099 (146th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,293 (271st). Rail £659 (473rd). Other: European £549 (100th).