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Denis Murphy
Labour MP for Wansbeck
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 10,581 votes. — 133rd 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 Denis Murphy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, North East Regional Select Committee (since 24 Apr 2009)
- Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 17 Oct 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Departmental Freedom of Information, Child Support Agency, Tax Credits, Dentistry
(based on written questions asked by Denis Murphy and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Vaccine Damage Compensation (8 Jul 2009)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and on his many years of excellent work, in this House, in trying to secure justice for individuals such as Mr. Robinson, a constituent of mine, who, six years ago—when he was a fit, young man of 43 years—had to be vaccinated for hepatitis B as part of his work as a forensic scientist. Two days later he was taken ill, and...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (13 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many (a) complaints and (b) other representations his Department has received on the actions of bailiffs in the pursuit of child support arrears in the last 12 months; (2) how much has been paid to bailiffs in fees and charges by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission and its predecessor for the pursuit of child...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Debt Collection (30 Apr 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many licensed bailiffs there are in each parliamentary constituency.”
More of Denis Murphy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £20,881 (351st) | £22,068 (joint 232nd) | £19,525 | £20,720 (255th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,712 (joint 259th) | £16,259 (142nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,336 (273rd) | £20,416 (joint 310th) | £19,613 | £17,876 (366th) | £18,944 (11th) | £18,233 (joint 185th) | £11,945 (466th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,549 (178th) | £87,264 (joint 169th) | £83,604 | £71,500 (272nd) | £67,728 (342nd) | £65,547 (joint 244th) | £53,371 (93rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,505 (482nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,303 (96th)* | £12,116 (130th)** | £10,062 | £17,345 (90th) | £15,926 (117th) | £15,802 (120th) | £12,248 (132nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,126 (21st) | £2,649 (19th) | £948 | £0 | £798 (191st) | £759 (201st) | £1,398 (79th) |
| 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 | £327 (572nd) | £309 (joint 603rd) | £791 | £318 (joint 588th) | £657 (joint 427th) | £273 (622nd) | £508 (joint 552nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £340 (joint 629th) | £402 (627th) | £2,152 | £1,052 (565th) | £2,204 (368th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £776 (627th) | £796 (600th) | £0 | £1,836 (417th) | £1,836 (411th) | £1,572 (joint 510th) | £1,572 (joint 430th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,143 (212th) | £146,020 (153rd) | £136,695 | £130,647 (177th) | £128,426 (145th) | £121,898 (120th) | £97,301 (129th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,775 (134th). Rail £9,153 (65th). Air £218 (140th). Misc £157 (136th).
** Car £5,385 (122nd). Rail £6,193 (128th). Air £538 (147th).