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Ian Cawsey
Labour MP for Brigg & Goole
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,894 votes. — 524th 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 Ian Cawsey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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, Procedure Committee (since 19 Jan 2010)
- Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Aggregates Levy, Local Government Finance, Non-Domestic Rates: Small Businesses, Animal Welfare
(based on written questions asked by Ian Cawsey and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: Thalidomide Survivors (14 Jan 2010) has video
“I add my congratulations to the Minister on his statement. It is no surprise to me that this has happened on his watch. May I ask him a question about the pilot scheme? I have no problem with the principle of a pilot scheme, but it is inevitable that people will move towards asking what will happen beyond that date. Three years is actually quite a long time to be considering that question....”
- Business of the House (14 Jan 2010) has video
“The recent severe weather again underlines the need for reliable and convenient public transport services, yet many of our smaller railway stations remain underused. Tomorrow I will chair another round- table meeting to try to make more use of our local stations, but with so many different bodies involved since privatisation, experience shows that doing so is a bit like wading through...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Nimrod Review (16 Dec 2009) has video
“I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and the characteristically frank and candid manner in which he addressed the House, which is appreciated. Will he assure the House that an independent military aviation authority will have full access to any information that it requires to do a comprehensive job, and that it will be truly independent so that it can make any comments or criticism...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 81 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £3,875 (571st) | £18,050 (435th) | £19,100 (418th) | £18,609 | £18,415 (380th) | £14,475 (482nd) | £18,850 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £15,739 (joint 234th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,261 (298th) | £21,700 (119th) | £21,401 (218th) | £17,300 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £15,997 (554th) | £18,066 (350th) | £21,057 (135th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,397 (501st) | £85,872 (386th) | £85,518 (278th) | £76,024 | £63,836 (567th) | £62,360 (555th) | £61,544 (468th) | £35,195 (590th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,317 (352nd) | £9,954 (152nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,533 (80th)3 | £11,482 (joint 161st with 1 other)2 | £11,331 (153rd)1 | £12,130 | £12,674 (246th) | £14,013 (173rd) | £20,313 (47th) | £15,916 (55th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £515 (204th) | £1,351 (81st) | £0 | £396 (298th) | £749 (199th) | £1,166 (138th) | £1,098 (123rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £177 (284th) | £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 | £852 (622nd) | £1,770 (53rd) | £973 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £497 | £1,579 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £796 (359th) | £1,138 (274th) | £717 (joint 443rd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,191 (123rd) | £3,265 (254th) | £2,216 | £3,583 (212th) | £2,726 (299th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,166 (joint 386th with 1 other) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,189 | £2,034 (joint 30th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 26th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 26th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 25th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,235 (29th) | £960 (60th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,411 (526th) | £159,935 (joint 103rd with 1 other) | £144,913 (177th) | £127,965 | £121,842 (362nd) | £113,150 (461st) | £123,111 (104th) | £91,756 (240th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,284 (179th). Rail £6,709 (126th). Misc £472 (69th). Other: Rail £17 (185th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,190 (167th). Rail £9,302 (52nd). Air £922 (103rd). Misc £119 (156th).