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Graham Allen
Labour MP for Nottingham North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 12,171 votes. — 43rd 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 Graham Allen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 moderately 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 strongly against 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 for 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, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Correspondence, Pre-legislative Scrutiny, Focus Group Research, Work Placements
(based on written questions asked by Graham Allen and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (30 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Points of Order (12 Nov 2009)
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. So far, 53 Members of Parliament of all parties have signed early-day motion 2250, calling for Sir Ian Kennedy to carry out his duties "in line with natural justice", and for our pay rates to be set independently of MPs and Government. That has been deliberately misrepresented and misreported this morning and signatories have been targeted, presumably to...”
- Bill Presented: Coroners and Justice Bill (9 Nov 2009)
“Would the hon. Gentleman also say that deaths at the hands of state officials sometimes do not take place in public gunfights in broad daylight? They may take place in a cell out of the public eye, or when rendition or a severe form of interrogation such as waterboarding is taking place. Those cases are much harder to bring to public attention, so the safeguards need to be even tougher.”
More of Graham Allen's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — 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 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 610 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £22,945 (210th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,896 (joint 209th) | £20,332 (joint 153rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £17,009 (83rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,608 (263rd) | £29,140 (joint 12th) | £28,400 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £20,159 (162nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,944 (384th) | £75,226 (556th) | £62,673 | £68,765 (420th) | £71,682 (134th) | £65,201 (293rd) | £35,942 (583rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £16,291 (14th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,771 (81st)* | £11,196 (160th)** | £13,762 | £13,550 (196th) | £17,337 (87th) | £18,871 (65th) | £13,007 (106th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,004 (102nd) | £315 (joint 270th) | £1,067 | £1,623 (107th) | £621 (234th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,417 (95th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,019 (20th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,446 (joint 104th) | £2,111 (89th) | £2,187 | £5,373 (21st) | £2,412 (41st) | £3,318 (19th) | £1,543 (161st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,462 (21st) | £7,501 (68th) | £9,102 | £21,517 (9th) | £9,969 (26th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,291 (joint 201st) | £1,142 (joint 175th) | £180 | £1,563 (555th) | £1,563 (541st) | £1,563 (514th) | £1,563 (435th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £908 (86th) | £0 | £0 | £1,500 (joint 32nd) |
| Total | £171,198 (13th) | £148,741 (106th) | £139,005 | £153,520 (15th) | £142,715 (22nd) | £126,909 (52nd) | £90,740 (274th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,981 (220th). Rail £7,052 (112th). Misc £1,440 (16th). Other: European £2,298 (10th).
** Car £4,038 (235th). Rail £6,499 (114th). European £659 (75th).