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Mr Gerry Steinberg
Former Labour MP for City of Durham

    • Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Mr Gerry Steinberg voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
      • Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
      • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
      • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes

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      Most recent appearances

      Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (2 Mar 2005)

      “Is the Prime Minister aware that this is a desperate day for Durham, my constituents, perhaps many of his constituents, and also for me, because I could be asking my last Prime Minister's question on this sad note? Is he aware that LG Phillips today announced the closure of its Durham factory, which has made cathode tubes for televisions for more than 30 years in my constituency? It was...”

      Written Answers — Health: Dentistry (22 Feb 2005)

      “To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many dentists ceased providing NHS dental services in each of the last three years (a) in England and (b) within Durham and Chester-le-Street primary care trust; (2) how many NHS patients were registered with a dentist in each of the last three years in (a) England and (b) Durham and Chester-le-Street primary care trust; (3) how may NHS...”

      Written Answers — Home Department: Fixed Penalty Notices (21 Feb 2005)

      “To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fixed penalty notices were issued during the last week of October and the first week of November 2004 for (a) letting off or throwing fireworks in any highway, street, throughfare or public place, (b) possession of fireworks in a public place by those under the age of 18 years and (c) breaching the curfew time for the use of fireworks.”

      More of Mr Gerry Steinberg's recent appearances

      Numerology

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      • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
      • Has voted in 77.53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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      Expenses

      Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

      Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £1,668 £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £15,370 (312th)
      London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs      £5,088 £19,105 (213th) £18,794 (joint 223rd with 4 others) £18,097 (339th) £23,400 (97th)
      Staffing costs      £20,931 £66,611 (484th) £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) £61,677 (460th) £39,141 (528th)
      Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel      £623 £12,906 (229th) £13,247 (204th) £13,244 (194th) £5,013 (467th)
      Members' Staff Travel      £422 £1,828 (89th) £1,421 (111th) £829 (192nd) £284 (318th)
      Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Centrally Purchased Stationery      £29 £474 (joint 518th with 1 other) £488 (517th) £819 (426th) £406 (587th)
      Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £40 £990 (joint 574th with 1 other) £878 (581st) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £268 £1,821 (436th) £1,821 (429th) £1,553 (521st) £1,553 (443rd)
      Other Costs      £34,648 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Total      £63,717 £124,637 (295th) £121,255 (281st) £115,941 (257th) £85,167 (399th)