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Elliot Morley
Labour MP for Scunthorpe
- Also represented Glanford and Scunthorpe
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 8,963 votes. — 150th 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 Elliot Morley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Chairman, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 22 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Transport, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Birds: Imports, Animal Welfare, Breast Cancer, Grasslands: Nature Conservation, Cancer
(based on written questions asked by Elliot Morley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Hunting Act 2004: Prosecutions (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prosecutions, (b) convictions and (c) cautions there were in 2008 for offences under the Hunting Act 2004.”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 22 — Social tariffs (2 Feb 2010) has video
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- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 22 — Social tariffs (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I too welcome the new clause, because we need to clarify social tariffs on water use. Indeed, we have a social tariff structure on energy use. My hon. Friend will agree that a lot of work has been done on this subject through reports that he has commissioned and by bodies such as the Consumer Council for Water, but the public need to be fully consulted, so I would be grateful for some...”
More of Elliot Morley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 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 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 34 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Elliot Morley speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1173 times in debates — well 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 | £15,881 (414th) | £19,140 (415th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,864 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £18,069 (371st) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,710 (joint 261st with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £21,308 (158th) | £18,302 (333rd) | £21,958 (185th) | £19,884 | £18,668 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £14,167 (587th) | £15,586 (534th) | £8,004 (573rd) |
| Staffing costs | £84,177 (533rd) | £87,457 (332nd) | £76,241 (538th) | £77,275 | £58,486 (618th) | £61,686 (571st) | £50,313 (621st) | £33,990 (601st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,537 (113th) | £6,013 (412th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,473 (182nd)3 | £11,277 (171st)2 | £12,606 (120th)1 | £11,487 | £11,289 (294th) | £9,826 (330th) | £9,478 (348th) | £9,588 (236th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £34 (joint 397th with 2 others) | £158 (343rd) | £430 (239th) | £466 | £0 | £935 (joint 172nd with 1 other) | £546 (245th) | £510 (238th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £611 (180th) | £0 | 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 | £2,568 (432nd) | £465 (joint 511th with 3 others) | £589 (483rd) | £328 | £335 (joint 578th with 1 other) | £310 (592nd) | £479 (572nd) | £369 (599th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,345 (503rd) | £1,424 (518th) | £1,045 | £1,200 (543rd) | £1,107 (546th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,216 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £1,120 (218th) | £0 | £1,557 (560th) | £1,557 (544th) | £1,557 (519th) | £1,557 (441st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,589 (366th) | £145,373 (joint 347th with 1 other) | £136,478 (351st) | £129,349 | £114,055 (502nd) | £109,231 (520th) | £99,208 (551st) | £70,955 (589th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,441 (351st). Rail £7,817 (94th). Other: Rail £26 (173rd). European £993 (57th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,660 (300th). Rail £6,454 (120th). Other: Rail £144 (92nd). European £1,215 (38th).
1 Car £2,368 (382nd). Rail £9,897 (34th). European £341 (108th).