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Bill Etherington
Labour MP for Sunderland North
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 9,995 votes. — 80th 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 Bill Etherington voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Coal, Alcoholism: Health Services, Child Support, Bees, Tyne and Wear Metro
(based on written questions asked by Bill Etherington and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Olympic Games 2012 (28 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what discussions he has had with the Olympic Delivery Authority on the likely effects of any removal of the through East Coast Main Line rail service to Glasgow on the level of spectator access to Olympic football tournament matches at Hampden Park from the North East; and if he will make a statement.”
- Scientific Procedures on Animals (Statistics) (24 Feb 2009)
“May I place on the record my appreciation to the Speaker for allowing this debate at rather short notice and for giving us a one-and-a-half-hour slot? That will give many of my colleagues the opportunity, should they so wish, to put forward their views. I am very pleased to see my hon. Friend the Minister in her place, because in many ways she is more responsible for the debate than I am. On...”
- Scientific Procedures on Animals (Statistics) (24 Feb 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman has put that in a very attractive way. He is expressing an opinion. One of the reasons for the rise is that we have failed to control the system in a proper manner. I will explain later why that has happened. It is probably not widely known, but the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply to this particular industry. I shall call animal experimentation an industry...”
More of Bill Etherington's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 45% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bill Etherington speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 97 times in debates — well 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 | £20,612 (257th) | £22,922 (214th) | £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) | £15,992 (joint 182nd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,162 (346th) | £16,323 (420th) | £21,355 (222nd) | £19,894 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,792 (joint 232nd with 5 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,809 (355th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,036 (196th) | £95,465 (51st) | £86,257 (241st) | £84,187 | £66,396 (510th) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,978 (435th) | £47,827 (250th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,679 (145th)3 | £11,877 (149th)2 | £10,809 (180th)1 | £11,797 | £16,972 (joint 96th with 1 other) | £16,596 (107th) | £15,823 (119th) | £13,200 (102nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,564 (36th) | £2,251 (19th) | £3,100 (8th) | £2,301 | £2,499 (37th) | £2,195 (45th) | £2,195 (39th) | £1,721 (55th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,300 (15th) | £3,080 (26th) | 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 | £2,372 (462nd) | £329 (joint 569th with 1 other) | £408 (569th) | £511 | £399 (554th) | £546 (joint 486th with 1 other) | £628 (507th) | £272 (623rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,907 (386th) | £1,889 (435th) | £2,231 | £1,486 (492nd) | £1,829 (joint 443rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,227 (284th) | £987 (439th) | £0 | £2,021 (joint 38th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 33rd with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,086 (74th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,469 (256th) | £156,467 (157th) | £146,915 (137th) | £142,555 | £130,000 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £126,585 (177th) | £120,601 (154th) | £95,842 (152nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,433 (164th). Rail £6,651 (127th). Other: Rail £185 (86th). European £608 (93rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,815 (204th). Rail £7,844 (83rd). Misc £20 (232nd).