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Colin Challen
Labour MP for Morley & Rothwell
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 12,343 votes. — 131st 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 Colin Challen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very 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 a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Defence, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff (Home Working), Iraq, Departmental Telephone Services, Climate Change, USA: Military Bases
(based on written questions asked by Colin Challen and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Green Ministers Committee (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions the Green Ministers Committee has met in 2009; and which Ministers attended each such meeting.”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“That makes a change.”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“It is a great pleasure to follow the distinguished right hon. Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer), who seems to hit more bases in one short speech than the rest of us put together, even if some of those bases are slightly awry. I may return to that point later. It was also a pleasure to hear my right hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson) talk about...”
More of Colin Challen's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 4 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 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Colin Challen speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Received £50 for taking part in an opinion survey. Money raised in this way is spent entirely on the production costs of my climate change newsletter. Address: Comres, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 21 October 2009)
Received £50 for taking part in an opinion survey. Money raised in this way is spent entirely on the production costs of my climate change newsletter. Address: Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 21 October 2009)
Received £75 for taking part in an opinion survey. Money raised in this way is spent entirely on the production costs of my climate change newsletter. Address: BPRI, 24 - 28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 21 October 2009)
6. Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 24 September 2008)
10-14 July 2009, to the Republic of Korea for the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future. My air travel and hotel costs were met by the UK-Korea Forum. (Registered 23 June 2009)
Name of donor: Heinrich Boll Foundation North America
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £781
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 7 - 8 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the conference: From Partnership to Leadership—Transatlantic Solutions for a Low-Carbon Economy. This conference was part-funded by the EU.
(Registered 21 October 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £11,412 (542nd) | £12,694 (531st) | £16,521 | £13,190 (521st) | £15,691 (450th) | £16,689 (479th) | £17,449 (76th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,843 (520th) | £16,793 (517th) | £18,137 | £18,766 (277th) | £18,613 (381st) | £18,110 (331st) | £21,987 (117th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £97,437 (40th) | £90,465 (65th) | £83,383 | £66,976 (475th) | £64,270 (492nd) | £60,681 (508th) | £43,065 (438th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,189 (554th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,938 (105th)* | £12,691 (118th)** | £11,316 | £10,638 (316th) | £10,353 (316th) | £11,389 (271st) | £7,940 (321st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £3,186 (9th) | £2,097 (38th) | £2,573 | £3,692 (13th) | £1,530 (96th) | £1,911 (53rd) | £2,192 (29th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,020 (215th) | £979 (joint 287th) | £1,548 | £1,180 (241st) | £690 (411th) | £1,724 (122nd) | £1,721 (115th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,063 (228th) | £1,585 (482nd) | £5,182 | £4,913 (143rd) | £1,457 (500th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,275 (joint 220th) | £1,275 (54th) | £0 | £1,831 (joint 424th) | £1,831 (joint 417th) | £1,831 (402nd) | £1,831 (367th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,363 (331st) | £138,579 (310th) | £138,660 | £121,186 (375th) | £114,435 (433rd) | £112,335 (342nd) | £96,185 (141st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,030 (517th). Rail £10,775 (30th). Misc £846 (41st). Other: Rail £173 (89th). European £1,114 (50th).
** Car £752 (554th). Rail £11,597 (16th). Other £15 (68th). European £327 (110th).