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Ben Chapman
Labour MP for Wirral South
- Entered Parliament on 27 February 1997 — unknown
- 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
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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 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
- 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)
- Gambling Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Economic Downturn (Assistance) (18 Jun 2009) has video
“What steps the Church Commissioners are taking to assist the Church during the economic downturn.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Economic Downturn (Assistance) (18 Jun 2009) has video
“Can my hon. Friend assure me that when the commissioners look at expenditure in cash terms there will be a keen prioritisation and selection of expenditure categories, because that is going to be vital? Can he also tell me that the selection of those priorities will reflect the needs of the 21st century Church?”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus: Community Relations (1 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of relations between northern and southern Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Ben Chapman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 94 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 178 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,282 (joint 206th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,361 (129th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,481 (79th) | £27,085 (61st) | £25,298 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,788 (joint 250th) | £18,032 (361st) | £26,968 (52nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £81,197 (513th) | £80,631 (428th) | £78,456 | £74,213 (joint 174th) | £71,603 (141st) | £62,101 (394th) | £30,544 (629th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,148 (39th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,803 (229th)* | £9,150 (260th)** | £12,432 | £24,329 (25th) | £23,369 (29th) | £24,701 (20th) | £16,433 (44th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,090 (88th) | £2,789 (14th) | £1,443 | £0 | £745 (202nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,620 (7th) | 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 | £1,564 (82nd) | £889 (joint 320th) | £1,762 | £1,365 (196th) | £1,052 (234th) | £1,165 (joint 267th) | £1,156 (276th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,408 (25th) | £2,455 (joint 345th) | £4,550 | £3,830 (198th) | £3,282 (joint 230th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,305 (joint 177th) | £1,093 (joint 254th) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th) | £1,892 (joint 309th) | £1,892 (joint 304th) | £1,572 (joint 430th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £73 | £0 | £1,345 (60th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,699 (47th) | £146,202 (148th) | £145,648 | £145,856 (36th) | £142,358 (24th) | £127,613 (48th) | £93,034 (209th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,100 (286th). Rail £6,369 (140th). Misc £32 (211th). Other: Mileage £24 (82nd). Rail £278 (67th).