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Hugh Bayley
Labour MP for York, City of
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 10,472 votes. — 235th 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 Hugh Bayley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, International Development, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Africa, Health Care (York), Dentistry, Health Services (York), Rail Safety
(based on written questions asked by Hugh Bayley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Policing and Crime Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Education and Skills Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Offender Management Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 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 thank the Minister for calling me this morning to update me. There is great concern in York, not only because the headquarters of the company and hundreds of jobs are based there, but because the line is so strategically important to Yorkshire and, indeed, to the whole east of England and Scotland. Given that this is the second franchise to go belly up in three years, will the Minister use...”
- Public Bill Committee: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill: Clause 1 (1 Jul 2009)
“Perhaps it would help the Committee if I said that we have had a fairly broad, Second Reading-style debate on clause 1, and that the subsequent clauses are pretty narrow, so I shall be a strict Chairman. That is not because of any wish not to debate the issue—my constituency is a railway constituency with a very high incidence of asbestos-related diseases that obviously came from a...”
- Public Bill Committee: Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill (1 Jul 2009)
“I welcome hon. Members to the Committee. I see the faces of many of those who have taken an interest in asbestos-related diseases for a long time. Before we begin consideration of the Bill, I have a few preliminary announcements. Members of the Committee may remove their jackets, if they wish, during our sittings. Will they please ensure that their mobile phones and pagers are turned off or...”
More of Hugh Bayley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 103 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing. - People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 502 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 (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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,873 (joint 92nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,229 (229th) | £20,424 (joint 305th) | £24,044 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £16,002 (310th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,614 (133rd) | £87,055 (200th) | £80,037 | £70,303 (351st) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £46,001 (322nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,364 (310th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,792 (197th)* | £11,601 (148th)** | £10,534 | £14,989 (140th) | £16,867 (101st) | £15,449 (128th) | £10,637 (187th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,003 (103rd) | £669 (182nd) | £510 | £1,482 (joint 123rd) | £1,201 (132nd) | £1,164 (139th) | £1,149 (119th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,677 (79th) | 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 | £1,412 (109th) | £1,839 (116th) | £1,577 | £1,596 (156th) | £2,168 (53rd) | £2,065 (79th) | £1,219 (255th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,117 (127th) | £3,710 (219th) | £4,026 | £6,027 (103rd) | £5,306 (103rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,028 (559th) | £909 (555th) | £909 | £1,804 (452nd) | £1,804 (444th) | £1,804 (425th) | £1,690 (401st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,744 (21st) | £3,884 | £0 | £1,137 (65th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,319 (65th) | £154,061 (52nd) | £147,155 | £136,428 (96th) | £135,638 (63rd) | £120,418 (159th) | £93,584 (193rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,556 (70th). Rail £3,224 (276th). Air £218 (140th). Misc £1,028 (31st). Other: Mileage £185 (32nd). Rail £19 (183rd). European £562 (99th).
** Car £6,343 (57th). 3rd party £78 (37th). Rail £4,467 (204th). Air £658 (135th). Other £55 (59th).