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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. — 281st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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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
- Has never voted on 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, Education and Skills
- 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Charities (Economic Downturn) (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend congratulate the beloved Christie cancer hospital in Manchester on its successful campaign to obtain a refund of charity money lost following the collapse of an Icelandic bank? Will she thank the Government for arranging that refund, and will she congratulate Lord Bradley on heading that successful campaign?”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Members: Correspondence (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when she plans to reply to the letter to her predecessor of 19 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. J Harris.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Middle East (30 Jun 2009) has video
“As soon as this Question Time is over, will my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary contact his Israeli counterpart about the civilian ship, the Spirit of Humanity, aboard which is a constituent of mine? Its cargo of medical and humanitarian supplies was thoroughly inspected by the port authorities before it left Larnaca yesterday, but the vessel is now surrounded by Israeli warships in...”
More of Gerald Kaufman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 121 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, 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 — 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") 1514 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £13,558 (513th) | £21,420 (316th) | £21,634 | £16,085 (458th) | £18,134 (369th) | £13,081 (560th) | £11,197 (joint 536th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,046 (592nd) | £10,408 (616th) | £14,337 | £15,688 (460th) | £16,947 (530th) | £18,207 (262nd) | £6,016 (608th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £80,531 (524th) | £76,517 (533rd) | £64,333 | £57,099 (628th) | £57,718 (615th) | £59,107 (543rd) | £36,963 (569th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,065 (557th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,255 (71st)* | £15,609 (59th)** | £16,003 | £18,205 (79th) | £15,604 (124th) | £14,794 (148th) | £12,621 (121st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £338 (262nd) | £0 | £0 | £848 (joint 206th) | £1,267 (121st) | £0 | £762 (joint 170th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £849 (290th) | £1,348 (186th) | £1,093 | £1,299 (208th) | £1,381 (joint 144th) | £1,294 (219th) | £1,564 (joint 152nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,485 (joint 296th) | £3,575 (228th) | £3,575 | £2,615 (316th) | £2,719 (joint 302nd) | 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 | £5,678 | £8,167 (25th) | £0 | £11,035 (7th) | £0 |
| Total | £125,649 (571st) | £129,166 (467th) | £126,942 | £121,774 (364th) | £115,538 (400th) | £118,998 (194th) | £70,603 (596th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,656 (441st). Rail £13,303 (7th). Air £186 (144th). Misc £49 (199th). Other: Rail £61 (143rd).
** Car £1,855 (437th). Rail £13,394 (4th). Air £360 (173rd).