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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
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
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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
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 66 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 182 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£50 for participating in an MP Survey Panel for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 25 August 2009)
£75 for completing a survey for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Hours: 30mins. (Registered 3 September 2009)
6. Overseas visits
25 October-1 November 2008, to China as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group, at the invitation of the Jiangsu Provincial People's congress to consolidate links between the UK and China. Transport to and from China was paid for by the All-Party Parliamentary China Group from donations previously registered. All internal costs including accommodation, meals and travel were met by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. (Registered 5 November 2008)
24-31 May 2009, to Vietnam as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, to further co-operation with our counterpart parliamentary group. The cost of external and internal flights and accommodation was paid by the Group's registered sponsors, Premier Oil and the University of Central Lancashire. The National Assembly of Vietnam paid for ground travel costs and some hospitality. (Registered 3 June 2009)
Name of donor: 1) All-Party Parliamentary China Group
2) Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress
Address of donor: 1) House of Commons
2) 32 Zhong Shan Beilu, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) £713 (return flights to Shanghai) (from donations previously registered)
2) £700 (includes hotels for 6 nights, meals and coach travel for 6 days.)
Destination of visit: Jiangsu Province and Shanghai
Date of visit: 19-26 September 2009
Purpose of visit: as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group, to consolidate links between the UK and Jiangsu Province.
(Registered 7 October 2009)
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 | £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).