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Chris Bryant
Labour MP for Rhondda
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (since 13 Oct 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 16,242 votes. — 7th 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 Chris Bryant voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 27 Jul 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Euro, Latin America, Psychiatrists, Electoral Register, Mobile Phones
(based on written questions asked by Chris Bryant and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Cyprus: Politics and Government (8 Feb 2010)
“The two leaders have the Government's full support in their determination to achieve a Cyprus settlement for the benefit of all Cypriots and we welcome the recent intensification of talks. Both Cypriot leaders made separate visits to the UK last autumn and held talks with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has also recently discussed the Cyprus problem in separate...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departmental Housing (8 Feb 2010)
“This information is not held centrally and is available at only disproportionate cost.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Public Holidays (8 Feb 2010)
“This information would be available only at disproportionate cost. The salary cost of work foregone in the UK will depend on the number of staff who are employed on the date of the holiday and their pay costs. Staff at Posts overseas take holidays at the discretion of the Head of Post, taking into account local conditions and law. It might be the case in some locations that an additional UK...”
More of Chris Bryant's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 88% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 45 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Bryant speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 678 times in debates — well above 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 | £23,367 (125th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £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) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,009 (353rd) | £15,193 (461st) | £17,507 (497th) | £17,022 | £18,511 (311th) | £18,710 (joint 339th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £35,384 (13th) |
| Staffing costs | £94,299 (352nd) | £88,356 (297th) | £86,284 (239th) | £84,037 | £73,319 (214th) | £71,003 (167th) | £67,975 (147th) | £41,551 (480th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,759 (374th) | £8,880 (287th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,446 (152nd)3 | £10,378 (209th)2 | £9,486 (245th)1 | £10,799 | £14,963 (141st) | £14,957 (150th) | £12,589 (220th) | £9,243 (joint 258th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,512 (joint 40th with 1 other) | £1,850 (29th) | £2,281 (31st) | £1,420 | £1,673 (103rd) | £2,047 (52nd) | £1,135 (143rd) | £543 (230th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,443 (220th) | £467 (509th) | £823 (355th) | £1,360 | £1,116 (252nd) | £997 (252nd) | £1,125 (joint 278th with 1 other) | £2,664 (31st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £990 (joint 565th with 2 others) | £1,273 (544th) | £6,885 | £2,166 (378th) | £2,150 (383rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,204 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £1,099 (joint 242nd with 5 others) | £1,099 | £1,907 (joint 286th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 282nd with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 279th with 5 others) | £1,907 (joint 262nd with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,835 (193rd) | £150,401 (260th) | £140,863 (264th) | £144,256 | £134,557 (117th) | £132,104 (90th) | £122,687 (108th) | £109,301 (21st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,082 (290th). Rail £5,242 (176th). Misc £1 (263rd). Other: Rail £102 (114th). European £1,951 (15th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,980 (275th). Rail £8,373 (70th). Other: Rail £93 (105th).