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George Galloway
Respect MP for Bethnal Green & Bow
- Also represented Glasgow, Kelvin; Glasgow Hillhead
- Changed party from Labour on 23 Oct 2003
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 823 votes. — 603rd 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 George Galloway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Defence, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Engagements, Jericho Monitoring Mission, Electoral System, Iraq, Military Exports (Israel)
(based on written questions asked by George Galloway and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of students studying at colleges which have received and subsequently lost accreditation as a bona fide institution offering courses for overseas students.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provision his Department makes for students studying at colleges which lose accreditation as a bona fide institution offering courses for overseas students to enable them to continue their studies.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Public Relations (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department (a) allocated for and (b) spent on public relations activities in each year since 2001; how much was spent on external consultants in each such year; what companies were contracted to provide such services in each such year; and how much he plans to spend on such activities in 2010.”
More of George Galloway's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 8% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 227 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for hosting a radio show every Friday and Saturday night on Talk Sport Radio. (£100,001-£105,000)
Weekly column in Scottish Daily Record, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA (from 25 June 2007) (£25,001-£30,000)
3 July 2009, payment of £2,491.66 for 4 weekly columns. Hours: 6.5 hours. (Registered 13 October 2009)
Fee from Guardian newspaper, September 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee for three appearances on 'Right Stuff', January 2009. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee from the Association of Tobacco Benevolent Fund for attending a fund raising event at Lords Cricket Ground on 11 June 2008. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee for presenting Real Deal on Press TV, July 2008. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee for presenting Real Deal on Press TV, September 2008. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee for presenting 'Comment' on Press TV, September 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
Fee for speaking engagement at Wellington College on 27 January 2009. (Registered 1 July 2009)
Fee from Eurasia Media Forum for speaking at a conference in Kazakhstan, 21-24 April 2009. (£5,001-£10,000) Eurasia Media Forum paid for my flights and accommodation for two nights. (Registered 1 July 2009)
Fee from 'Orlandos', Manchester, UK, for a public speaking engagement on 11 May 2009. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 1 July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
29 June-2 July 2008, to Iran, to attend a reception as a guest of Press TV, who paid for transport and four nights' accommodation. (Registered 12 January 2009)
23-25 November 2008, to Syria, to attend a conference as a guest of The Professional Association Complex, who paid for transport and two nights' accommodation. (Registered 12 January 2009)
14 February-11 March 2009, I took part in a material aid convoy from London to Gaza, organised and funded by Viva Palestina. (Registered 24 March 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Miranda Media Ltd, which receives my income as a journalist, author and public speaker.
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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £17,150 (408th) | £18,900 (joint 371st with 1 other) | £5,000 (604th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £1,978 (49th) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,055 (172nd) | £17,721 (358th) | £13,718 (573rd) | £6,176 | £10,660 (595th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £16,899 (483rd) | £60 (656th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,343 (115th) | £94,005 (79th) | £89,700 (75th) | £97,809 | £86,198 (12th) | £59,007 (600th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £63,644 (8th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,983 (476th) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £199 | £4,903 (539th) | £7,236 (429th) | £9,748 (332nd) | £12,618 (122nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £304 | £1,856 (87th) | £1,581 (91st) | £699 (213th) | £443 (261st) |
| 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 | £43 (642nd) | £47 (640th) | £259 (617th) | £182 | £252 (joint 615th with 1 other) | £259 (611th) | £705 (joint 468th with 2 others) | £1,227 (254th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £485 (joint 619th with 1 other) | £163 (634th) | £0 | £1,640 (471st) | £1,738 (457th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,058 (533rd) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,823 (432nd) | £1,823 (425th) | £1,781 (444th) | £1,781 (388th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £11,096 (8th) | £0 | £0 | £16,838 (3rd) | £0 | £5,717 (24th) | £0 |
| Total | £130,340 (538th) | £136,390 (456th) | £107,610 (611th) | £107,030 | £145,072 (46th) | £107,593 (541st) | £126,759 (54th) | £84,773 (joint 414th with 1 other) |