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Barry Sheerman
Labour MP for Huddersfield
- Also represented Huddersfield East
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Barry Sheerman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately 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
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Ritalin, Recycling, Graffiti, Renewable Energy, Waste
(based on written questions asked by Barry Sheerman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (17 May 2012)
“The Leader of the House will be aware that small and medium-sized businesses in my constituency are eager to respond to the Government challenge to export more to Brazil, Russia, India and China, but has he also seen Lord Digby Jones’s remarks that UK Trade & Investment, which is an arm of the Foreign Office, has been devastated? What help can we give small and medium-sized...”
- Energy and Climate Change: Induced Hydraulic Fracturing (17 May 2012)
“What discussions he has had with the chair of the Environment Agency on induced hydraulic fracturing.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Induced Hydraulic Fracturing (17 May 2012)
“It is a relief to know that mentioning the abbreviation “fracking” is within the House rules. Many of us believe that fracking has real potential for energy security, and although we should proceed with it carefully, it could be of huge benefit to this country. Please, do ignore some of the siren voices in the environmental lobby and get on with doing it in a cautious but...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 107 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 96 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.25% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 932 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £22,577 (166th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,349 (315th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,751 (281st) | £19,583 (264th) | £20,409 (314th) | £24,910 | £18,403 (joint 322nd with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,870 (428th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,024 (169th) | £92,261 (118th) | £87,306 (joint 153rd with 1 other) | £79,081 | £72,495 (236th) | £70,219 (176th) | £68,846 (129th) | £54,796 (75th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,812 (140th) | £8,025 (328th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,996 (111th)1 | £11,038 (185th)2 | £10,560 (195th)3 | £13,294 | £21,785 (37th) | £15,634 (123rd) | £24,710 (19th) | £16,440 (43rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,392 (11th) | £369 (247th) | £470 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £3,245 | £2,614 (33rd) | £1,827 (64th) | £1,479 (98th) | £1,220 (joint 105th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £647 (174th) | £1,730 (77th) | 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 | £6,732 (71st) | £579 (445th) | £437 (555th) | £518 | £990 (298th) | £934 (290th) | £751 (448th) | £1,262 (238th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,429 (309th) | £1,771 (447th) | £2,956 | £5,103 (136th) | £3,956 (170th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,256 (256th) | £1,118 (joint 220th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,953 (joint 184th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 179th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 177th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 168th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,345 | £9,619 (18th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,930 (36th) | £160,353 (96th) | £144,181 (191st) | £146,983 | £153,864 (14th) | £133,655 (82nd) | £135,695 (13th) | £103,890 (50th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,353 (144th). Rail £7,496 (94th). Other: Rail £484 (45th). European £663 (83rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,665 (32nd). Rail £4,373 (219th).
