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Gerald Kaufman
Labour MP for Manchester, Gorton
- Also represented Manchester Ardwick
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Majority: 5,808 votes. — 283rd 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 Gerald Kaufman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Manchester, Gorton, Middle East, Parliamentary Questions
(based on written questions asked by Gerald Kaufman and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 December 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Safina Hussain.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Members: Correspondence (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when she plans to reply to the letter of 14 December 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. J Duncan; (2) when she plans to reply to the letter of 21 December 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. P Harris; (3) when she plans to reply to the letter of 22 December...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he expects to reply to the letter dated 15 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Saima Noreen Rashid; (2) when he plans to reply to the letter to him dated 15 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs Saima Noreen Rashid; (3) when he plans to...”
More of Gerald Kaufman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 155 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 141 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gerald Kaufman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1519 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £15,962 (joint 410th with 1 other) | £13,558 (513th) | £21,420 (316th) | £21,634 | £16,085 (458th) | £18,134 (369th) | £13,081 (560th) | £11,197 (joint 536th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,348 (524th) | £10,046 (592nd) | £10,408 (616th) | £14,337 | £15,688 (460th) | £16,947 (530th) | £18,207 (262nd) | £6,016 (608th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,006 (463rd) | £80,531 (524th) | £76,517 (533rd) | £64,333 | £57,099 (628th) | £57,718 (615th) | £59,107 (543rd) | £36,963 (569th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,607 (45th) | £2,065 (557th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £19,213 (24th)3 | £15,255 (71st)2 | £15,609 (59th)1 | £16,003 | £18,205 (79th) | £15,604 (124th) | £14,794 (148th) | £12,621 (121st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £338 (262nd) | £0 | £0 | £848 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £1,267 (121st) | £0 | £762 (joint 170th with 2 others) |
| 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 | £4,632 (211th) | £849 (290th) | £1,348 (186th) | £1,093 | £1,299 (208th) | £1,381 (joint 144th with 1 other) | £1,294 (219th) | £1,564 (joint 152nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,485 (joint 296th with 2 others) | £3,575 (228th) | £3,575 | £2,615 (316th) | £2,719 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £522 (638th) | £289 (636th) | £289 | £1,768 (482nd) | £1,768 (473rd) | £1,480 (549th) | £1,480 (476th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,678 | £8,167 (25th) | £0 | £11,035 (7th) | £0 |
| Total | £154,767 (267th) | £125,649 (571st) | £129,166 (467th) | £126,942 | £121,774 (364th) | £115,538 (400th) | £118,998 (194th) | £70,603 (596th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,656 (441st). Rail £13,303 (7th). Air £186 (144th). Misc £49 (199th). Other: Rail £61 (143rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,656 (418th). Rail £16,232 (2nd). Air £1,281 (92nd). Misc £44 (206th).