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Frank Cook
Former Labour MP for Stockton North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 12,437 votes. — 83rd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Frank Cook voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Private Tenants and Leaseholders (London) (3 Mar 2010)
“Order. That terminates the time allocated for the debate.”
- Private Tenants and Leaseholders (London) (3 Mar 2010)
“Order. Would Members please leave the Chamber quietly?”
- Communications Allowance — [Frank Cook in the Chair] (3 Mar 2010)
“Six minutes, David Heath.”
More of Frank Cook'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 2 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 45.50% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 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.
- 45 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 376 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary consultant and adviser on matters related to planning and the environment to DSM Demolition Ltd, Arden House, Arden Road, Heartlands, Birmingham B8 1DE and its associated companies. (£5,001-£10,000) Remuneration by monthly retainer of £825 gross subject to tax.
6. Overseas visits
4-8 April 2008, to Korea and Japan, to attend Leadership for Peace conference. Economy class fare and accommodation for me provided by Universal Peace Federation. I paid for my own flight upgrade and all my wife's travelling costs. (Registered 28 April 2009)
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 | £23,700 (96th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £15,114 (518th) | £11,814 (523rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,607 (551st) | £16,791 (405th) | £27,492 (53rd) | £26,001 | £18,668 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £19,105 (10th) | £17,957 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £24,517 (75th) |
| Staffing costs | £91,551 (422nd) | £83,261 (joint 461st with 1 other) | £60,867 (631st) | £53,461 | £67,092 (472nd) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £58,851 (552nd) | £37,287 (558th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,269 (209th) | £9,372 (245th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,854 (48th)1 | £17,367 (41st)2 | £14,452 (79th)3 | £12,400 | £16,134 (110th) | £16,929 (99th) | £27,737 (9th) | £13,461 (98th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £864 (88th) | £1,310 (64th) | £315 (joint 270th with 3 others) | £630 | £0 | £0 | £239 (361st) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £1,544 (573rd) | £360 (557th) | £295 (609th) | £436 | £690 (joint 410th with 1 other) | £179 (628th) | £743 (joint 451st with 1 other) | £1,282 (232nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,062 (556th) | £565 (618th) | £1,258 | £2,638 (312th) | £270 (646th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,296 (joint 190th with 3 others) | £1,119 (219th) | £0 | £1,527 (569th) | £1,527 (550th) | £1,527 (528th) | £1,527 (456th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,389 (245th) | £153,902 (201st) | £127,215 (493rd) | £115,820 | £127,651 (239th) | £122,616 (249th) | £122,168 (116th) | £89,888 (294th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £9,615 (3rd). Rail £5,662 (156th). Other: Mileage £861 (10th). Rail £200 (81st). European £516 (99th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £9,956 (3rd). Rail £7,244 (104th). Other: Mileage £51 (71st). Rail £116 (108th).