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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
- Voted strongly against 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, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Health, Energy and Climate Change, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Buses, Bus Services, Aviation: Security, Biofuels, Bus Services: Standards
(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
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the total output was of the UK's wind turbines connected to the national grid as a percentage of their load factor in each week in January 2010.”
- Written Answers — Health: Screening: EU Law (25 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the effect of the Physical Agents Directive on the number of patients per week who receive medical scans.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Air Traffic Control (20 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has to reduce the Government stake in UK Air Traffic Control; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Graham Stringer's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — above 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.
- 100 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Stringer speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 213 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (588th) | £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)3 | £12,752 (125th)2 | £14,795 (74th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,102 (103rd). Rail £7,294 (101st). Misc £356 (81st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,326 (149th). Rail £8,622 (64th). Air £160 (150th). Misc £777 (50th).