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Greg Mulholland
Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Mulholland voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Incontinence: Medical Equipment, Departmental Official Hospitality, Asylum: Deportation, Care Homes, Dental Services: Leeds
(based on written questions asked by Greg Mulholland and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (2 Feb 2012)
“The one seemingly hopeful part of the Government’s otherwise dreadful response on pub companies was the unfortunately named PICAS—the pub independent conciliation and arbitration service. However, hope soon faded when it was revealed that it was to be pubco-funded, and this week it has been announced that it will be chaired by a Punch Taverns surveyor. Does the Minister think that...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (1 Feb 2012)
“On new year’s eve 2010, my constituent Jamie Still was killed by a drink-driver who was more than twice over the limit, yet Jamie’s family had to face the fact that the person who had killed him continued to drive for a further eight months until sentencing. Will the Prime Minister agree to meet the family and consider their campaign, which is that people who are seriously over...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Taxation: Sports (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people have paid tax on testimonial matches in each year since 2000; (2) what revenue accrued to the Exchequer from testimonial matches in each year since 2000; (3) how many successful appeals against the payment of tax on testimonial matches there were in each year since 2000.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 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 68.04% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 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") 208 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,646 (162nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £20,828 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £18,824 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £23,980 (69th) | £24,371 (63rd) | £28,903 (26th) | £28,064 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £94,059 (358th) | £84,532 (425th) | £83,244 (363rd) | £75,929 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,369 (188th) | £10,010 (127th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,115 (195th)1 | £8,873 (260th)2 | £9,045 (269th)3 | £5,824 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £390 (191st) | £493 (joint 213th with 1 other) | £910 (139th) | £280 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £81 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,195 (245th) | £1,642 (69th) | £1,761 (121st) | £1,012 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,180 (214th) | £5,874 (111th) | £3,093 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,174 (joint 370th with 1 other) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £165,835 (118th) | £157,358 (133rd) | £151,647 (71st) | £134,108 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,470 (444th). Rail £8,273 (71st). Air £172 (147th). Other: Rail £200 (81st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,851 (404th). Rail £6,460 (133rd). Air £335 (133rd). Other: Rail £227 (81st).
3 Car £2,132 (407th). 3rd party £4 (63rd). Rail £6,580 (108th). Air £327 (183rd). Other £2 (77th).