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Eric Martlew
Former Labour MP for Carlisle
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 5,695 votes. — 352nd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Eric Martlew voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- High Speed Rail (Government Policy) (30 Mar 2010)
“Why does the hon. Gentleman exclude the channel tunnel?”
- High Speed Rail (Government Policy) (30 Mar 2010)
“My hon. Friend was very bad.”
- High Speed Rail (Government Policy) (30 Mar 2010)
“I am glad that you are in the Chair, Mr. Illsley. Perhaps we will not have any instances of mistaken identity today, which is something that can happen. As I am sure you are aware, a number of hon. Members who wanted to attend this debate are not here because of confusion over timing. Apparently the usual channels collapsed, and the debate was on the Whip as being at 2.30. Those who wanted to...”
More of Eric Martlew's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 36 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 299 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £19,070 (322nd) | £21,632 (308th) | £20,889 (357th) | £21,052 | £19,065 (356th) | £17,888 (379th) | £18,941 (370th) | £15,519 (288th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,392 (249th) | £19,152 (283rd) | £20,548 (273rd) | £17,998 | £16,432 (431st) | £17,711 (489th) | £18,126 (327th) | £22,048 (115th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,159 (405th) | £85,106 (414th) | £75,905 (545th) | £66,168 | £64,525 (554th) | £60,207 (593rd) | £53,850 (595th) | £39,176 (527th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,668 (459th) | £5,472 (440th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,801 (171st)1 | £11,811 (151st)2 | £11,088 (165th)3 | £10,462 | £15,026 (joint 137th with 1 other) | £12,781 (221st) | £15,084 (140th) | £13,545 (94th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £76 (joint 354th with 2 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £416 (290th) | £360 (joint 304th with 1 other) | £523 (joint 233rd with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £284 (253rd) | £664 (171st) | 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 | £1,834 (532nd) | £677 (372nd) | £713 (409th) | £465 | £663 (425th) | £591 (468th) | £475 (573rd) | £943 (357th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,027 (561st) | £1,157 (562nd) | £934 | £1,198 (544th) | £1,345 (509th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,258 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £942 (joint 496th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,803 (joint 453rd with 1 other) | £1,803 (joint 445th with 1 other) | £1,803 (426th) | £1,146 (joint 530th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,249 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,141 (28th) |
| Total | £149,284 (334th) | £146,799 (323rd) | £131,242 (437th) | £120,328 | £118,712 (427th) | £112,742 (469th) | £108,639 (421st) | £95,041 (166th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,647 (303rd). Rail £7,924 (81st). Air £230 (138th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,606 (246th). Rail £8,113 (85th). Misc £92 (168th).
3 Car £3,299 (293rd). Rail £6,822 (98th). Air £815 (122nd). Other £152 (50th).