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Graham Stringer
Labour MP for Manchester, Blackley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 12,027 votes. — 27th 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 Stringer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Health, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Buses, Bus Services: Standards, Bus Services, Hepatitis C, Bus Services: Concessions
(based on written questions asked by Graham Stringer and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental Information and Communications Technology (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which IT systems have been in development for use within her Department in the last three years; what the cost was of each such system; which such systems have been (a) implemented, (b) not implemented and (c) implemented and subsequently terminated.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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") 212 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £20,042 (386th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £17,392 | £16,086 (457th) | £19,846 (270th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,009 (joint 173rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £246 (joint 119th) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,123 (390th) | £18,574 (452nd) | £18,866 | £18,012 (358th) | £17,519 (503rd) | £14,748 (557th) | £17,339 (253rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £70,369 (608th) | £62,467 (623rd) | £66,670 | £64,937 (548th) | £66,125 (412th) | £51,985 (612th) | £48,589 (233rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,286 (572nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,752 (125th)* | £14,795 (74th)** | £13,963 | £19,106 (69th) | £15,414 (131st) | £20,456 (43rd) | £15,280 (68th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £787 (137th) | £337 (263rd) | £576 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £416 (267th) |
| 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 | £910 (joint 256th) | £1,220 (218th) | £444 | £716 (397th) | £511 (joint 504th) | £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) | £1,470 (574th) | £1,470 (553rd) | £1,470 (joint 480th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,260 (567th) | £123,829 (521st) | £118,898 | £122,287 (354th) | £121,718 (267th) | £109,187 (412th) | £101,364 (73rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,102 (103rd). Rail £7,294 (101st). Misc £356 (81st).