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Chris Bryant
Labour MP for Rhondda
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Bryant voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parliamentary Private Secretaries: Visits Abroad, UK Border Force, Leveson Inquiry, UK Border Agency, Immigration
(based on written questions asked by Chris Bryant and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (12 out of 13)
- Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 21)
- Communications Bill Committee (19 out of 25)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“There was more legislation before that as well, not least the Book of Common Prayer, which lays down specific aspects. My main point, however, is that the Hardwicke Act of 1753 tried to rectify the situation that people did not need a Church of England vicar, a minister of religion or a building in order to get married, and that all they needed to do was plight their troth. That is why the...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but may I help him with the tiddlywinks issue? The Attorney-General has referred to this issue as a comparator for humanism, but there is settled legal opinion in the European Court of Human Rights, the British judicial system and the Equality Act 2010 that the protected characteristic of a religion or a belief applies not to an individual belief or the...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: New Clause 15 — Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (21 May 2013)
“I think the hon. Gentleman united the House in confirming that he is confused. We all agree with him; he is clearly confused. If he thinks that the new clause would lead to pagan weddings, can he explain why the Bishop the Chester—the Anglican, Church of England, Bishop of Chester—supports it? Would it not make sense for us to allow this to go forward to the House of Lords so that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 117 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 135 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- 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 74.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 64 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1333 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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)1 | £10,378 (209th)2 | £9,486 (245th)3 | £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 (198th) | £150,401 (260th) | £140,863 (264th) | £144,256 | £134,557 (117th) | £132,104 (90th) | £122,687 (108th) | £109,301 (21st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,980 (275th). Rail £8,373 (70th). Other: Rail £93 (105th).
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).