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Chris Mullin
Labour MP for Sunderland South
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 11,059 votes. — 68th 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 Mullin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 18 Jan 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Iraq, Sudan: War Crimes
(based on written questions asked by Chris Mullin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (18 Jun 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that the Bill to set up the parliamentary standards committee will be published in draft and subject to full pre-legislative scrutiny? I am sure that she agrees that it is better that we do not legislate in haste and repent at leisure.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Services (16 Jun 2009) has video
“I hear what my right hon. Friend says about the increase in resources, but I am told that in Northumbria, for example, of the 24 probation officers currently in training, at a cost of £90,000 per course, only half will be offered temporary contracts at the end; the other half will be offered nothing at all. How does he explain the gap between the figures he has quoted, and what we are...”
- Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Business Rates (15 Jun 2009)
“I know that my right hon. Friend has been in her post for only a few days—”
More of Chris Mullin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 623 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £12,942 (521st) | £13,591 (521st) | £20,004 | £4,172 (601st) | £6,888 (598th) | £6,714 (607th) | £9,656 (566th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £347 (116th) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,110 (341st) | £11,807 (603rd) | £10,396 | £11,487 (588th) | £10,862 (627th) | £11,043 (612th) | £7,975 (575th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,528 (330th) | £81,341 (416th) | £81,819 | £66,458 (joint 496th) | £64,034 (510th) | £61,939 (439th) | £44,395 (387th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,519 (567th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,473 (440th)* | £5,633 (424th)** | £4,927 | £5,465 (520th) | £8,724 (374th) | £3,553 (579th) | £4,236 (502nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £112 (joint 369th) | £0 | £0 | £528 (272nd) | £508 (267th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £99 (joint 328th) | 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 | £430 (joint 530th) | £540 (joint 516th) | £353 | £529 (484th) | £406 (560th) | £529 (559th) | £659 (joint 486th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,149 (544th) | £1,507 (497th) | £649 | £2,364 (353rd) | £1,051 (joint 555th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,050 (joint 539th) | £937 (joint 502nd) | £493 | £1,500 (575th) | £1,500 (559th) | £1,500 (538th) | £1,007 (559th) |
| Other Costs | £1,169 (71st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,581 (535th) | £115,356 (583rd) | £118,641 | £94,121 (636th) | £95,228 (616th) | £85,278 (633rd) | £68,275 (611th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £567 (556th). Rail £4,649 (197th). Air £202 (143rd). Other: Rail £55 (150th).