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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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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee (since 18 Apr 2008)
- 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)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Licensing 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)
- 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)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“I want to address one of the key issues. If the integrated transport authority and the PTE decide not to invest extra money in the system, what do the Government intend to do with the trains? Will they go into the south-east system, or will they go into cold storage?”
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“I agree with my hon. Friend's points. Does he agree that it will be a shocking disgrace if the train units on the Oldham line which are removed when it is converted for tram use do not stay within the north-west area, and preferably on the Bolton line? The Department for Transport has not made it clear whether those trains will be left in the north-west system, as was originally envisaged.”
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“Public expenditure will go over a cliff at some time in the next 12 months to two years, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Ms Smith) on bringing to the attention of the House the disparities in investment in rail between the north and the south of England. When the inevitable happens and public expenditure falls, expenditure in the north of England...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% 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") 206 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £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).