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Chris Mullin
Labour MP for Sunderland South
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 11,059 votes. — 70th 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 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 against 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, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- 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
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Ivory Coast: Hazardous Substances (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire on the disbursement of the compensation paid by Trafigura in respect of the toxic waste dumped by that company; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Coal Gasification (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the likely contribution of coal gasification to UK energy needs; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Jan 2010) has video
“May I put it to my right hon. and learned Friend that one of the causes of the growth in inequality has been the extension of outsourcing of jobs that were previously done in-house? A class of working people has grown up that no longer qualifies for pensions, sick pay, redundancy pay and all the other things that in the 20th century we used quaintly to associate with civilisation. Is it not...”
More of Chris Mullin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (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 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.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Mullin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 642 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £14,648 (436th) | £12,942 (521st) | £13,591 (521st) | £20,004 | £4,172 (601st) | £6,888 (598th) | £6,714 (607th) | £9,656 (566th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) | £0 | £347 (116th) |
| Office running costs | £21,279 (159th) | £18,110 (341st) | £11,807 (603rd) | £10,396 | £11,487 (588th) | £10,862 (627th) | £11,043 (612th) | £7,975 (575th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,247 (440th) | £87,528 (330th) | £81,341 (416th) | £81,819 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,034 (510th) | £61,939 (439th) | £44,395 (387th) |
| Communications Allowance | £423 (586th) | £1,519 (567th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,713 (515th)3 | £5,473 (440th)2 | £5,633 (424th)1 | £4,927 | £5,465 (520th) | £8,724 (374th) | £3,553 (579th) | £4,236 (502nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £112 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £528 (272nd) | £508 (267th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £99 (joint 328th with 1 other) | 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 | £235 (639th) | £430 (joint 530th with 1 other) | £540 (joint 516th with 1 other) | £353 | £529 (484th) | £406 (560th) | £529 (559th) | £659 (joint 486th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,149 (544th) | £1,507 (497th) | £649 | £2,364 (353rd) | £1,051 (joint 555th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,050 (joint 539th with 1 other) | £937 (joint 502nd with 4 others) | £493 | £1,500 (575th) | £1,500 (559th) | £1,500 (538th) | £1,007 (559th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,169 (71st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £130,546 (537th) | £129,581 (535th) | £115,356 (583rd) | £118,641 | £94,121 (636th) | £95,228 (616th) | £85,278 (633rd) | £68,275 (611th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £567 (556th). Rail £4,649 (197th). Air £202 (143rd). Other: Rail £55 (150th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £492 (540th). Rail £3,221 (273rd).