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George Galloway
Respect MP for Bradford West
- Also represented Bethnal Green and Bow; Glasgow Kelvin; Glasgow Hillhead
- Changed party from Labour on 23 Oct 2003
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Galloway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Health, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Engagements, Jericho Monitoring Mission, Entry Clearances: Overseas Students, Israel, Electoral System
(based on written questions asked by George Galloway and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Altaf Hussain (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports she has received from the Metropolitan Police on recent television broadcasts made from London by Altaf Hussain; and if she will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Altaf Hussain (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the recent televisual appearances of Altaf Hussain; and whether these appearances will have any consequence for his citizenship.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Altaf Hussain (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the activities of the leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement leader Altaf Hussain; and what his policy is on the activities of that group in the UK.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 55 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 14.07% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 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") 239 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Directorships
Molucca Media Ltd, journalism and broadcasting. Address: 30 Ambleside Avenue, London SW16 1QP. (Registered 26 April 2012; updated 7 May 2013)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from Al-Mayadeen TV, Beirut, for presenting two television programmes per month. Address: Jnah, Embassy Street, Ruby Bldg, Beirut 00961 1856080/90:
Received £6,000 gross and two flight tickets with an estimated value of £1,500 for pre-recording two television programmes on 8 June 2012. Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 20 June 2012)
July 2012, received £6,000 gross and one return flight from London to Beirut; value £600. (Registered 2 August 2012)
Received £6,000 gross and one return flight to Beirut, out 7 September and return 11 September 2012; value £600, to record two television programmes. (Registered 19 September 2012)
Received £3,000 for television programme made in Venezuela; also flights from London to Caracas on 28 September 2012 and subsequently from Caracas to Moscow; estimated value £1,000, and hotel accommodation for ten days in Caracas; value £1,600. (Registered 16 November 2012)
Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut; value £1,200, to record two television programmes. Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 16 November 2012)
Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut; value £1,200, to record two television programmes. Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 29 January 2013)
Received £6,000 and return flights London to Beirut (value just under £800 each way) between 4 and 6 March 2013 to record two television programmes. Hours: 3 hrs plus travel. (Registered 13 March 2013)
Received payment of £5,000 from the Eurasian Media Forum, EAMF Organizing Committee, 13 Republic Plaza, Office 504 Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan, in respect of two speeches to the Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, in October 2012. (See category 6 below.) (Registered 14 January 2013)
3. Clients
Of Molucca Media Ltd:
Mirror Group Newspapers, for whom I wrote a weekly column from 2 April 2012 until 20 August 2012. Address: MGN Limited, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP. (Registered 26 April 2012)
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(Registered 18 January 2013)
Press TV, for whom I present two weekly television programmes. Currently unpaid. Address: Westgate House, Hanger Lane, London W5 1YY. (Registered 26 April 2012)
From 1 April 2013, News Anew has paid me for a weekly news show. Address: Westgate House, Hanger Lane, London W5 1YY. (Registered 7 April 2013)
Received four payments of £1,350 in April 2013. Hours: 1 hr a week; 4 hrs in total. (Registered 7 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Eurasian Media Forum
Address of donor: EAMF Organizing Committee, 13 Republic Plaza, Office 504 Almaty, 050013, Kazakhstan
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights from Moscow to Astana, Kazakhstan. and Astana to London, and two nights hotel accommodation in Astana; value £3,281.35
Destination of visit: Astana, Kazakhstan
Date of visit: 8-10 October 2012
Purpose of visit: to make a speech at the Eurasian Media Forum
(Registered 12 December 2012)
Name of donor: Sudanese Embassy
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Return flights from London to Khartoum and six nights’ hotel accommodation, both for my wife and me; value unknown, but estimated to be above £1,500
Destination of visit: Khartoum, Sudan
Date of visit: 4 -10 January 2013
Purpose of visit: Visit to Sudan
(Registered 7 May 2013)
7. Overseas benefits and gifts
See my entry under Category 2 above.
8. Land and Property
Holiday home in Portugal. (Registered 26 April 2012)
9. Shareholdings
(a) Molucca Media. (Registered 26 April 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
From time to time, I solicit donations for the following charities: Interpal (humanitarian aid to Palestine); Viva Palestina (humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza strip), Medical Aid for Palestine and Shelter. (Registered 2 May 2012)
I present a weekly radio show for WBAI, a New York radio station; unpaid. (Registered 21 August 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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) |