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Stephen Byers MP
- Labour MP for North Tyneside
- Majority: 15,037 votes. — 36th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Byers voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Tax, Remploy, School Meals, Council Housing, Common Agricultural Policy
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Byers and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Minimum Wage: Service Industries (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that all waiting staff are guaranteed the national minimum wage, excluding gratuities, and that any gratuities given by customers are received in full by waiting staff with no deductions by employers; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Higher Education: Admissions (14 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what percentage of 18 year olds from the 20 (a) most and (b) least deprived local authority areas entered higher education in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2007.”
- Written Answers — Health: Autism: Drugs (14 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that there is no gap in the provision of prescribed drugs to a person suffering from autism on reaching the age of 18 years; and if he will make a statement.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Byers speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 234 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £21,481 (314th) | £14,208 | £17,638 (410th) | £18,483 (349th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £17,025 (82nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £242 (124th) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,005 (235th) | £20,607 | £17,235 (403rd) | £17,383 (514th) | £16,231 (512th) | £15,036 (346th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £76,564 (532nd) | £72,711 | £65,911 (527th) | £69,022 (208th) | £50,459 (620th) | £27,800 (637th) |
| Members' Travel | £10,334 (204th)* | £10,502 | £15,384 (130th) | £15,493 (129th) | £14,045 (174th) | £10,679 (185th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £866 (146th) | £233 | £1,007 (185th) | £2,048 (51st) | £1,321 (joint 116th) | £394 (joint 277th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £552 (joint 508th) | £240 | £1,229 (224th) | £1,076 (joint 228th) | £863 (397th) | £374 (joint 595th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,498 (joint 500th) | £511 | £2,713 (304th) | £3,085 (joint 253rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,041 (joint 360th) | £302 | £1,864 (joint 378th) | £1,864 (joint 372nd) | £1,864 (joint 362nd) | £1,562 (joint 436th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,341 (412th) | £119,314 | £122,981 (joint 331st) | £128,454 (144th) | £104,747 (491st) | £74,097 (557th) |
* 3rd party £1,580 (6th). Rail £5,901 (139th). Air £2,853 (90th).
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- Stephen Byers's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for North Tyneside (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend (3 miles)
- Tynemouth (3 miles)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central (5 miles)
- Blyth Valley (5 miles)
- Newcastle upon Tyne North (6 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (8 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
- Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (24 Dec 1998 to 8 Jun 2001)
- Chief Secretary, HM Treasury (27 Jul 1998 to 23 Dec 1998)
- Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment (5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)
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