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Mr Chris Pond
Former Labour MP for Gravesham
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Chris Pond voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on their full record
- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Carbon Monoxide (7 Apr 2005)
“I have been asked to reply. We have no proposals for introducing a statutory levy. The Health and Safety Executive is working with the major gas supply companies on voluntary funding for a gas safety publicity strategy that includes the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. Agreement has been reached with the Energy Retail Association (representing the six largest suppliers) and the first...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Benefit Payment Methods (7 Apr 2005)
“Direct payment into an account is now the normal way that we pay benefits and pensions, over 96 per cent. of customer accounts are now paid this way. Direct payment increases choice, reduces fraud and assures a safe, convenient, more modern and efficient way of paying benefits. It increases financial inclusion, and allows people to make savings on many of their bills by paying by direct...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Benefits (7 Apr 2005)
“Cheque payments are designed for the small number of people who we cannot pay directly into an account. We settled on this solution following extensive consultation with customer representative groups. The cheque provides the facility for a third party (including a carer) to cash cheques under £450 on the customer's behalf at a Post Office and this facility has worked successfully for...”
More of Mr Chris Pond's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
- 3 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £560 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,300 (joint 136th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £0 | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £846 | £10,496 (597th) | £18,687 (354th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £8,655 (554th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £7,896 | £78,575 (55th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,210 (106th) | £61,142 (14th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £230 | £10,526 (321st) | £7,706 (409th) | £9,559 (341st) | £8,623 (293rd) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £117 (415th) | £16 (joint 476th) | £0 | £40 (joint 442nd) | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £631 (438th) | £1,650 (105th) | £1,370 (194th) | £794 (411th) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,425 (joint 504th) | £7,299 (51st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,923 (joint 261st) | £1,923 (joint 256th) | £1,923 (joint 250th) | £1,923 (joint 237th) | ||
| Other Costs | £34,690 | £4,942 (39th) | £0 | £334 (79th) | £0 | ||
| Total | £44,222 | £131,155 (170th) | £130,642 (106th) | £120,352 (162nd) | £97,477 (124th) |