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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 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
- 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: British Overseas Territories: Remembrance Day (5 Nov 2009)
“holding answer 2 November 2009 The Government fully recognise the contribution and sacrifice made by citizens of the Overseas Territories during time of conflict. After careful consideration and consultation across relevant Whitehall Departments it has been decided that there should be no change to existing arrangements at the Remembrance Sunday Service. My right hon. Friend the Foreign...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia: Political Prisoners (5 Nov 2009)
“No, but we have pointed out to the Colombian authorities that those charged with crimes should have their legal rights fully respected, including to a fair trial.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia: Trade Unions (5 Nov 2009)
“The last time we made formal representations on the detention of Andres Gil was in July 2009. We have received no response to date and will make further representations accordingly.”
More of Chris Bryant's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 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 41 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.
- 53 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Bryant speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 622 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,193 (461st) | £17,507 (497th) | £17,022 | £18,511 (311th) | £18,710 (joint 339th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £35,384 (13th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,356 (297th) | £86,284 (239th) | £84,037 | £73,319 (214th) | £71,003 (167th) | £67,975 (147th) | £41,551 (480th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,880 (287th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,378 (209th)* | £9,486 (245th)** | £10,799 | £14,963 (141st) | £14,957 (150th) | £12,589 (220th) | £9,243 (joint 258th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,850 (29th) | £2,281 (31st) | £1,420 | £1,673 (103rd) | £2,047 (52nd) | £1,135 (143rd) | £543 (230th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £467 (509th) | £823 (355th) | £1,360 | £1,116 (252nd) | £997 (252nd) | £1,125 (joint 278th) | £2,664 (31st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £990 (joint 565th) | £1,273 (544th) | £6,885 | £2,166 (378th) | £2,150 (383rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,204 (joint 318th) | £1,099 (joint 242nd) | £1,099 | £1,907 (joint 286th) | £1,907 (joint 282nd) | £1,907 (joint 279th) | £1,907 (joint 262nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £150,401 (260th) | £140,863 (264th) | £144,256 | £134,557 (117th) | £132,104 (90th) | £122,687 (108th) | £109,301 (21st) |
* 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).