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Chris Mole
Labour MP for Ipswich
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 22 November 2001 — Byelection
- Majority: 5,332 votes. — 427th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Mole voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Transport, Home Department, Justice, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Young People Reoffending, Military Medical Policy, Planning, Work Force Skills, Science Degrees
(based on written questions asked by Chris Mole and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Consultants (2 Jul 2009)
“Human Resources interim managers in the Highways Agency fulfil the full range of duties associated with the role they are providing cover for and may from time to time serve on recruitment and promotion boards. Interim managers in the Central Department from time to time serve on promotion and level transfer boards, providing they have undertaken the necessary training. Interim managers have...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Consultants (2 Jul 2009)
“The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Manpower (2 Jul 2009)
“The Department for Transport (DFT) Central, the Vehicle Certification Agency, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Highways Agency have all rolled out the DFT competency framework to all staff below SCS. The Government Car and Despatch Agency rolled out the competency framework to their non-industrial staff. The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) decided not to implement the...”
More of Chris Mole's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 91% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 49 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £17,973 (437th) | £15,227 (504th) | £13,789 | £19,554 (328th) | £20,225 (222nd) | £15,888 (501st) | £6,599 (600th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,953 (432nd) | £16,062 (539th) | £20,000 | £14,930 (493rd) | £18,572 (392nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £23,757 (91st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,202 (374th) | £91,201 (50th) | £83,391 | £74,668 (153rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,372 (331st) | £13,602 (652nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,079 (joint 458th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,645 (528th)* | £3,151 (552nd)** | £3,005 | £3,484 (581st) | £5,414 (505th) | £5,191 (519th) | £1,814 (600th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £122 (364th) | £176 (joint 335th) | £129 | £119 (joint 413th) | £431 (285th) | £460 (268th) | £36 (joint 445th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £350 (250th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £226 (joint 65th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,335 (123rd) | £2,480 (61st) | £1,169 | £1,105 (255th) | £967 (268th) | £939 (joint 363rd) | £676 (joint 468th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,255 (39th) | £13,600 (17th) | £7,288 | £5,281 (132nd) | £5,592 (92nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,163 (joint 391st) | £1,106 (joint 233rd) | £1,106 | £1,960 (176th) | £1,960 (171st) | £1,960 (169th) | £1,640 (joint 410th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £3,041 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,303 (447th) | £143,003 (214th) | £132,918 | £121,101 (378th) | £121,184 (284th) | £107,044 (461st) | £48,124 (651st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,645 (254th).