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Graham Stringer
Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton

  • Also represented Manchester, Blackley
  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Graham Stringer voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Transport, Health, Energy and Climate Change, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Buses, Renewable Energy, Biofuels, Bus Services: Standards, Bus Services

(based on written questions asked by Graham Stringer and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber (20 Feb 2012)

“Future of biomass – Graham Stringer. Adjournment debate

Written Answers — Transport: Public Transport: Finance (9 Feb 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the funding announced in the autumn statement to limit rail and Transport for London fare increases will be spent on (a) Transport for London services, (b) London and South East rail services, (c) regional rail services and (d) inter-city rail services.”

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Tickets (9 Feb 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding her Department has provided to (a) Transport for London and (b) train operating companies in the South East for the implementation of smartcard ticketing in each of the last five years; and how much funding her Department has provided in (A) Passenger Transport Executive areas, (B) Bristol and (C) Nottingham in each of the last five...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 67.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 268 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £500 from ITV Services Ltd, London Television Centre, London SE1 9LT, for participating in ‘University Challenge’ television programme. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 29 December 2011)
Payment of £75 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for participation in research project. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 29 December 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor:  Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 29 December 2011)

Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£19,536 (308th) £20,042 (386th) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £17,392 £16,086 (457th) £19,846 (270th) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £16,009 (joint 173rd with 4 others)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £246 (joint 119th with 4 others) £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others)
Office running costs£14,521 (448th) £17,123 (390th) £18,574 (452nd) £18,866 £18,012 (358th) £17,519 (503rd) £14,748 (557th) £17,339 (253rd)
Staffing costs£76,811 (589th) £70,369 (608th) £62,467 (623rd) £66,670 £64,937 (548th) £66,125 (412th) £51,985 (612th) £48,589 (233rd)
Communications Allowance£1,323 (565th) £1,286 (572nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£13,885 (95th)1 £12,752 (125th)2 £14,795 (74th)3 £13,963 £19,106 (69th) £15,414 (131st) £20,456 (43rd) £15,280 (68th)
Members' Staff Travel£367 (joint 201st with 1 other) £787 (137th) £337 (263rd) £576 £0 £0 £0 £416 (267th)
Members' Spouse Travel£57 (321st) £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£158 (joint 69th with 1 other) £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,042 (119th) £910 (joint 256th with 1 other) £1,220 (218th) £444 £716 (397th) £511 (joint 504th with 1 other) £560 (544th) £1,131 (286th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,356 (500th) £3,040 (286th) £605 £1,577 (480th) £833 (593rd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,635 (9th) £1,286 (47th) £382 £1,853 (joint 392nd with 1 other) £1,470 (574th) £1,470 (553rd) £1,470 (joint 480th with 2 others)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£132,700 (523rd) £126,260 (567th) £123,829 (521st) £118,898 £122,287 (354th) £121,718 (267th) £109,187 (412th) £101,364 (73rd)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,326 (149th). Rail £8,622 (64th). Air £160 (150th). Misc £777 (50th).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,102 (103rd). Rail £7,294 (101st). Misc £356 (81st).

3 Car £6,161 (67th). Rail £8,634 (55th).