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George Mudie
Labour MP for Leeds East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Mudie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum, Leave to Remain, Education (Leeds), Illegal Immigration, Visas
(based on written questions asked by George Mudie and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Heart Surgery (Leeds) (15 Apr 2013)
“Does the Secretary of State not accept that Sir Roger’s unacceptable remarks, which came 24 hours after the court decision confirmed the review as flawed, unfair and unlawful, have dented severely the credibility of the Safe and Sustainable review in the eyes of the public? The Secretary of State has suggested that he will wait until the configuration board comes back with a...”
- Probation Service — [Mr David Crausby in the Chair] (13 Mar 2013)
“I am delighted to have secured this debate, but I am more delighted to have the opportunity to introduce it under your distinguished chairmanship, Mr Crausby. You have already informally warned me to behave, and I promise that I will. This is an important debate that will be of vital interest to Members, whatever their constituency. I intend to direct my remarks to the consultation paper,...”
- Probation Service — [Mr David Crausby in the Chair] (13 Mar 2013)
“I will touch on that later in my speech, but I am interested in the Minister’s comments. It is interesting that the private sector will be commissioned, not locally by the individual probation trusts, but from Whitehall. The Government justify decimating this 105-year-old, well regarded service—which has received all the commendations I have read out—at considerable risk to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 62.37% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £8,502 (534th) | £9,635 (559th) | £14,601 (511th) | £19,534 | £18,271 (389th) | £15,358 (463rd) | £19,600 (joint 301st with 2 others) | £15,800 (214th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,475 (244th) | £19,648 (261st) | £17,355 (502nd) | £19,521 | £18,359 (332nd) | £18,469 (413th) | £18,215 (joint 248th with 2 others) | £13,820 (387th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,008 (271st) | £92,025 (124th) | £90,361 (67th) | £84,560 | £67,419 (466th) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £48,523 (234th) |
| Communications Allowance | £331 (590th) | £9,182 (267th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,117 (284th)1 | £12,281 (joint 138th with 1 other)2 | £10,738 (185th)3 | £9,518 | £12,724 (243rd) | £14,738 (156th) | £12,383 (228th) | £7,594 (340th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £665 (115th) | £665 (154th) | £2,221 (33rd) | £1,973 | £1,821 (90th) | £1,555 (94th) | £1,419 (102nd) | £1,623 (62nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £371 (joint 225th with 1 other) | £667 (joint 169th with 1 other) | 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 | £6,914 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £1,171 (168th) | £1,256 (207th) | £1,246 | £872 (334th) | £1,182 (192nd) | £1,084 (joint 299th with 2 others) | £1,057 (301st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,627 (166th) | £3,390 (239th) | £4,052 | £1,677 (463rd) | £3,238 (239th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,238 (joint 275th with 1 other) | £1,008 (joint 410th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,883 (joint 336th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 329th with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 323rd with 4 others) | £1,883 (joint 304th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,734 (71st) | £0 | £0 | £5,256 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,908 (9th) |
| Total | £143,117 (405th) | £150,139 (266th) | £140,930 (261st) | £145,660 | £123,026 (328th) | £120,696 (297th) | £116,564 (245th) | £96,208 (140th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,916 (380th). Rail £5,366 (166th). Misc £835 (45th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,591 (151st). Rail £6,439 (136th). Air £735 (107th). Misc £516 (67th).
3 Car £5,432 (117th). Rail £4,810 (184th). Air £496 (154th).