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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
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Barry Sheerman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly 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 moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever 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 (9 Feb 2012)
“The Leader of the House will know that Mary Portas conducted an important review of our town centres. Is it not about time that the Government helped them, in this time of recession? In particular, may we have a debate on the role of Tesco, which is ravaging our town and city centres throughout the country? It is a dangerous monopoly and it is about time that it was curbed.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Child Protection (Internet) (9 Feb 2012)
“What steps he is taking to protect children online; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Child Protection (Internet) (9 Feb 2012)
“Will the Minister look at the very good report that is out this week from the commission on stalking, of which I had the privilege of being a member? Cyber-stalking, like cyber-bullying, originates in schools, but there is not enough action to control the way in which children are exposed to danger, and if one visits schools, as I do, one finds that the number of children who are exposed to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 111 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — 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 67.90% 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") 924 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Policy Connect, a not for profit company promoting UK competitiveness and parliamentary communication with industry and commerce. Address: CAN Mezzanine, 32-36 Loman Street, Southwark, SE1 0EH. Work includes chairing a diversity of meetings and advising on policymaking process. All payments donated directly to charity.
30 November 2009, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28 January 2010)
31 December 2009, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28 January 2010)
31 January 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 28 January 2010)
28 February 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 March 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 April 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 May 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 June 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 July 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 August 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 September 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 October 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 November 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 December 2010, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 January 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
28 February 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 March 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 April 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 May 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 June 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 July 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 August 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
30 September 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
31 October 2011, received payment of £2,200. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
Urban Mines Ltd.; an environmental charity. Address: The Cobbett Centre, Village Street, Norwood Green, Halifax HX3 8QG, West Yorkshire.
10 December 2009, received payment of £10,000 covering the period July 2008 to June 2009. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Member of Environmental Scrutiny Board of Veolia Environmental Services (UK) plc; environmental waste management company. Address: Veolia House, 154a Pentonville Road, London, N1 9PE. Work includes attending meetings and providing advice on environmental issues.
23 November 2010, received £5,000. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
3 March 2011, received £5,000. Hours: 12 hrs (Registered 6 December 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
30 October 2011, received £5,000 for work done from January to June 2011. Hours: 15 hours in total. (Registered 23 January 2012)
11 August 2010, received £1,300 for the period July-August 2010. Hours: 9 hrs; (Registered 16 September 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
16 August 2010, received £4,400 for the period October 2009 to April 2010. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
24 August 2010, received £4,400 for the period April-October 2009. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2010; updated 12 January 2012)
5 November 2010, received £4,800 for Autumn Semester payment. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 6 December 2010, updated 12 January 2012)
5 May 2011, received £4,400 for October 2010 to April 2011. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 23 December 2011)
8. Land and Property
Small one-bedroom flat in London.
11. Miscellaneous
Chair of Trustees, Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety (PACTS).
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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).