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Gerry Sutcliffe
Labour MP for Bradford South
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Sport), Department for Culture, Media and Sport (since 13 Oct 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1994 — unknown
- Majority: 9,167 votes. — 180th 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 Gerry Sutcliffe voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons
(based on written questions asked by Gerry Sutcliffe and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Horse Racing: Bookmakers (3 Nov 2009)
“My letter of 28 July to the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers and the Race Course Association included my view that a dispute resolution mechanism should be allowed, as long as it is simple, quick and cost effective, and does not become a reason to avoid legitimate negotiation.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Horse Racing: Towcester (3 Nov 2009)
“I have not made a recent detailed assessment of the regulatory regime on the future of Towcester Racecourse but I did meet their representatives at the outset of the on-course discussions and have taken a close interest in the developments. I was delighted to attend a reception hosted by Towcester Racecourse on 27 October to announce the agreement they have reached with their on-course...”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Island Games (3 Nov 2009)
“We are delighted that the Isle of Wight has won the right to host the 2011 Island Games. While the primary responsibility for promoting the games lies with the organising committee that has been established, the Department would be happy to meet with them to discuss what assistance it might be able to provide.”
More of Gerry Sutcliffe's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 38 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 529 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £11,640 (536th) | £20,940 (352nd) | £13,583 | £14,744 (490th) | £15,085 (470th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,484 (joint 297th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,854 (248th) | £19,596 (400th) | £19,467 | £17,438 (386th) | £18,791 (joint 238th) | £17,911 (387th) | £13,584 (393rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,101 (266th) | £86,913 (205th) | £79,240 | £66,521 (joint 489th) | £65,688 (430th) | £56,111 (578th) | £41,943 (471st) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,003 (462nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,661 (64th)* | £13,651 (97th)** | £12,077 | £11,552 (281st) | £11,580 (263rd) | £9,926 (327th) | £5,878 (430th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,680 (39th) | £2,916 (11th) | £1,379 | £458 (288th) | £217 (361st) | £680 (215th) | £1,001 (135th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £635 (joint 185th) | 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 | £419 (537th) | £757 (387th) | £401 | £866 (335th) | £647 (434th) | £1,306 (213th) | £514 (joint 544th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £615 (602nd) | £2,129 (396th) | £1,756 | £1,029 (joint 570th) | £2,327 (joint 352nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,415 (60th) | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £254 | £2,010 (joint 52nd) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 48th) | £2,010 (joint 47th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £3,597 | £10,158 (17th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,023 (335th) | £148,111 (117th) | £131,754 | £126,394 (268th) | £117,919 (353rd) | £109,193 (411th) | £81,641 (462nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,316 (363rd). Rail £12,981 (9th). Air £171 (150th). Misc £102 (158th). Other: Rail £91 (124th).
** Car £1,410 (496th). Rail £11,750 (15th). Air £491 (155th).