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Ben Chapman
Labour MP for Wirral South
- Entered Parliament on 27 February 1997 — unknown
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 3,724 votes. — 484th 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 Ben Chapman 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 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 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Vietnam, Allotments, Roadside Advertising, Iraq-Kuwait Conflict: Compensation, Madagascar
(based on written questions asked by Ben Chapman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Salmon: Merseyside (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the size of the salmon population in (a) the River Mersey and (b) all rivers in the Merseyside region, (i) on the latest date for which information is available and (ii) (A) two, (B) five, (C) 10 and (D) 15 years ago.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Royal Mail: Snow and Ice (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with Royal Mail on its service to customers in areas which did not receive mail deliveries during the recent adverse weather conditions; what (a) information and (b) consultation Royal Mail held with such customers; and what assessment has been made of whether the universal service...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Snow and Ice (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what representations his Department has received from (a) local authorities and (b) Royal Mail on the condition of road surfaces following the severe weather conditions in January 2010.”
More of Ben Chapman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 71 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 71 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ben Chapman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £22,260 (179th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,282 (joint 206th with 2 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,361 (129th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £23,869 (71st) | £23,481 (79th) | £27,085 (61st) | £25,298 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,788 (joint 250th with 4 others) | £18,032 (361st) | £26,968 (52nd) |
| Staffing costs | £86,959 (489th) | £81,197 (513th) | £80,631 (428th) | £78,456 | £74,213 (joint 174th with 2 others) | £71,603 (141st) | £62,101 (394th) | £30,544 (629th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,123 (56th) | £13,148 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,816 (170th)3 | £9,803 (229th)2 | £9,150 (260th)1 | £12,432 | £24,329 (25th) | £23,369 (29th) | £24,701 (20th) | £16,433 (44th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £596 (137th) | £1,090 (88th) | £2,789 (14th) | £1,443 | £0 | £745 (202nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,647 (27th) | £4,620 (7th) | 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 | £6,666 (75th) | £1,564 (82nd) | £889 (joint 320th with 1 other) | £1,762 | £1,365 (196th) | £1,052 (234th) | £1,165 (joint 267th with 2 others) | £1,156 (276th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,408 (25th) | £2,455 (joint 345th with 1 other) | £4,550 | £3,830 (198th) | £3,282 (joint 230th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,305 (joint 177th with 1 other) | £1,093 (joint 254th with 3 others) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) | £1,572 (joint 430th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £73 | £0 | £1,345 (60th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,935 (99th) | £164,699 (47th) | £146,202 (148th) | £145,648 | £145,856 (36th) | £142,358 (24th) | £127,613 (48th) | £93,034 (209th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,100 (286th). Rail £6,369 (140th). Misc £32 (211th). Other: Mileage £24 (82nd). Rail £278 (67th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,670 (210th). Rail £6,822 (113th). Air £128 (155th). Misc £174 (133rd). Other: Mileage £22 (85th).