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Gordon Marsden
Labour MP for Blackpool South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,922 votes. — 269th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gordon Marsden voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 very 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Government Auctions, Special Educational Needs, Casino Advisory Panel, Carers, Departmental Policies
(based on written questions asked by Gordon Marsden and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [ Lords] (23 Jun 2009)
“On the specific point about part 9 and access to coastal paths and beaches, which I greatly welcome, may I ask my right hon. Friend for reassurance? My hon. Friend the Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor) mentioned the interests of dog walkers, and several of my constituents are concerned that the Bill might enable local authorities to put additional controls on dog walking on...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Basic Skills (11 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the delivery of the Government's Skills Agenda.”
- Business of the House: Gurkhas (21 May 2009)
“My right hon. Friend will be aware that, as officers of the all-party group on veterans and members of the all-party group on Gurkhas, my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) and I have consistently supported the Gurkha campaign, including in the vote in the House. An enormous number of people in Blackpool have also supported the campaign, not least because...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 64 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
- 80 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Gordon Marsden speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — below 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 – 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 | £9,739 (556th) | £9,010 (568th) | £7,828 | £9,351 (572nd) | £7,672 (594th) | £7,682 (604th) | £6,614 (599th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,680 (309th) | £23,028 (155th) | £21,425 | £17,098 (408th) | £17,073 (526th) | £16,627 (499th) | £22,387 (111th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,164 (97th) | £77,107 (520th) | £76,174 | £72,537 (234th) | £67,708 (344th) | £59,672 (534th) | £35,633 (584th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,000 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,817 (107th)* | £13,502 (103rd)** | £14,330 | £14,291 (165th) | £15,000 (148th) | £12,631 (joint 218th) | £9,956 (225th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £475 (220th) | £109 (joint 374th) | £0 | £193 (370th) | £107 (joint 422nd) | £702 (211th) | £0 |
| 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 | £667 (381st) | £819 (357th) | £917 | £1,264 (216th) | £503 (508th) | £2,265 (53rd) | £1,610 (137th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,413 (310th) | £2,631 (319th) | £2,565 | £3,221 (242nd) | £1,329 (511th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,436 (45th) | £1,200 (joint 118th) | £0 | £1,907 (joint 286th) | £1,907 (joint 282nd) | £1,907 (joint 279th) | £1,907 (joint 262nd) |
| Other Costs | £1,909 (56th) | £0 | £0 | £373 (95th) | £2,776 (41st) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,300 (233rd) | £127,406 (492nd) | £123,239 | £120,235 (395th) | £114,075 (442nd) | £101,486 (526th) | £78,107 (510th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,867 (247th). Air £9,367 (47th). Other: European £583 (95th).