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Hugh Bayley
Labour MP for York Central
- Also represented City of York
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hugh Bayley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, International Development, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Official Cars, Departmental Scientists, Africa, Departmental Travel, Health Care (York)
(based on written questions asked by Hugh Bayley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (0 out of 14)
- Chairman, Localism Bill Committee (12 out of 24)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (5 out of 12)
- Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
- Chairman, Policing and Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
- Chairman, Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Education and Skills Bill Committee (6 out of 20)
- Chairman, Offender Management Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- Chairman, Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Work and Families Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Daylight Saving Bill (2 Feb 2012)
“What his policy is on the Daylight Saving Bill; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Daylight Saving Bill (2 Feb 2012)
“In the Western Morning News, the Secretary of State is reported as saying that he is disappointed that the Bill was killed by a handful of Back Benchers who could not see the light, and that he did not rule out Ministers—I repeat, Ministers—finding more time. If the Government are genuinely committed to this measure, as they say they are, and if it is not just warm words and they...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Somalia (1 Feb 2012)
“The consequences of the bad harvest last year and the famine are, of course, enormously aggravated by the lack of security in Somalia and the control that al-Shabaab has in many parts of the country. What are the Government doing, on their own account and through the European Union, to strengthen AMISOM—the African Union Mission in Somalia—and improve security in Somalia?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 193 written questions in the last year — well above 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 51.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 584 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 (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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,873 (joint 92nd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) |
| Office running costs | £20,113 (209th) | £20,229 (229th) | £20,424 (joint 305th with 1 other) | £24,044 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,002 (310th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,767 (108th) | £91,614 (133rd) | £87,055 (200th) | £80,037 | £70,303 (351st) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £46,001 (322nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,666 (417th) | £8,364 (310th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,489 (82nd)1 | £10,792 (197th)2 | £11,601 (148th)3 | £10,534 | £14,989 (140th) | £16,867 (101st) | £15,449 (128th) | £10,637 (187th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £334 (joint 217th with 2 others) | £1,003 (103rd) | £669 (182nd) | £510 | £1,482 (joint 123rd with 1 other) | £1,201 (132nd) | £1,164 (139th) | £1,149 (119th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,928 (49th) | £1,677 (79th) | 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 | £6,931 (53rd) | £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 | £0 | £5,744 (21st) | £3,884 | £0 | £1,137 (65th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £176,235 (32nd) | £163,319 (65th) | £154,061 (52nd) | £147,155 | £136,428 (96th) | £135,638 (63rd) | £120,418 (159th) | £93,584 (193rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,987 (91st). Rail £6,026 (143rd). Air £83 (160th). Misc £1,292 (21st). Other: Mileage £13 (88th). Rail £32 (144th). European £2,056 (14th).
2 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).
3 Car £6,343 (57th). 3rd party £78 (37th). Rail £4,467 (204th). Air £658 (135th). Other £55 (59th).