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Greg Mulholland
Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West
- Shadow Health Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,877 votes. — 564th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Mulholland voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Incontinence: Medical Equipment, Asylum: Deportation, Homelessness, Dental Services: Leeds, NHS: Loans
(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 n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“I welcome the substance of the announcement, considering that National Express has, frankly, run down the service. However, the way in which it has been made has been chaos tinged with farce, with press release politics, developments being heard on the "Today" programme and later National Express going on the radio to say that this was actually not happening. There has been confusion in Leeds...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Older Workers (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department will reach the age of 65 years in the year 2011.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Business Disruption Plans (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps her Department is taking as part of its civil contingencies responsibilities to increase the proportion of small businesses which have a business disruption plan.”
More of Greg Mulholland's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 76 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £20,828 (joint 361st) | £18,824 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,371 (63rd) | £28,903 (26th) | £28,064 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £84,532 (425th) | £83,244 (363rd) | £75,929 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,010 (127th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,873 (260th)* | £9,045 (269th)** | £5,824 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £493 (joint 213th) | £910 (139th) | £280 | ||||
| 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 | £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) | £1,082 (joint 276th) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £157,358 (133rd) | £151,647 (71st) | £134,108 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,851 (404th). Rail £6,460 (133rd). Air £335 (133rd). Other: Rail £227 (81st).
** Car £2,132 (407th). 3rd party £4 (63rd). Rail £6,580 (108th). Air £327 (183rd). Other £2 (77th).