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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. — 428th 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 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 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
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)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 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)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 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)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Consultants (8 Feb 2010)
“Total expenditure by the central Department and its agencies on consultants in each financial year since it was formed in May 2002 is shown in the following table: £ million 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 DfT Central 57.2 58.5 65.2 64.0 53.6 51.0 56.2 Highways Agency 157.5 169.7 115.0 2.4 1.7 2.0 1.6 Driver and Vehicle...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Correspondence (8 Feb 2010)
“Departmental guidance is used to determine what documents and other items, regardless of format, should be kept on the relevant approved file plan as part of the official record. Consideration is given to whether the information is business critical, should form part of the corporate memory and has potential value as a record to explain and justify the decisions and policy development....”
- Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Correspondence (8 Feb 2010)
“The Department for Transport's criteria for deciding whether a document is business critical is based on our need to meet our legal obligations, and to show accountability and effective administration. Document security and privacy classification markings are determined by reference to guidance which looks at the practical consequences that are likely to result from unauthorised access or...”
More of Chris Mole's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, 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") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £9,767 (516th) | £17,973 (437th) | £15,227 (504th) | £13,789 | £19,554 (328th) | £20,225 (222nd) | £15,888 (501st) | £6,599 (600th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,450 (382nd) | £15,953 (432nd) | £16,062 (539th) | £20,000 | £14,930 (493rd) | £18,572 (392nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,757 (91st) |
| Staffing costs | £94,565 (345th) | £86,202 (374th) | £91,201 (50th) | £83,391 | £74,668 (153rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £64,372 (331st) | £13,602 (652nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,379 (joint 181st with 1 other) | £5,079 (joint 458th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,533 (524th)3 | £3,645 (528th)2 | £3,151 (552nd)1 | £3,005 | £3,484 (581st) | £5,414 (505th) | £5,191 (519th) | £1,814 (600th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £13 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £122 (364th) | £176 (joint 335th with 1 other) | £129 | £119 (joint 413th with 1 other) | £431 (285th) | £460 (268th) | £36 (joint 445th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £373 (224th) | £350 (250th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £98 (82nd) | £226 (joint 65th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,191 (170th) | £1,335 (123rd) | £2,480 (61st) | £1,169 | £1,105 (255th) | £967 (268th) | £939 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | £676 (joint 468th with 2 others) |
| 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 with 3 others) | £1,106 (joint 233rd with 2 others) | £1,106 | £1,960 (176th) | £1,960 (171st) | £1,960 (169th) | £1,640 (joint 410th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,041 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,368 (450th) | £137,303 (447th) | £143,003 (214th) | £132,918 | £121,101 (378th) | £121,184 (284th) | £107,044 (461st) | £48,124 (651st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,645 (254th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,533 (259th).