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Ian Gibson
Former Labour MP for Norwich North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 8 June 2009 — Resigned
- Majority: 5,459 votes. — 445th out of 646 MPs.
- Voting record
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
- Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Gibson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against 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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food Supply (21 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent discussions he has had on the inclusion of proposals to address hunger and food scarcity in his Department's forthcoming White Paper on food security; (2) what recent discussions he has had in relation to the inclusion of relief and social protection measures in his Department's forthcoming White Paper on...”
- London Metropolitan University (20 May 2009)
“Given that we often look on universities as regional centres of education, and that students can move between them on exchanges, will my hon. Friend consider the possibility of financial collaboration between them, instead of rivalry? Why do they not work to support each other? The three universities should work together to serve the community—let us have some money from Imperial going...”
- London Metropolitan University (20 May 2009)
“I have to rise to the bait. The hon. Gentleman did not name his college. Will he tell me how poor it really is, so I can check it out?”
More of Ian Gibson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 84 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 86% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 83 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 342 times in debates — 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 | £16,216 (473rd) | £20,013 (387th) | £21,634 | £19,790 (316th) | £18,729 (331st) | £19,222 (347th) | £15,143 (342nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,754 (574th) | £15,428 (549th) | £19,238 | £19,120 (210th) | £18,513 (402nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £20,590 (147th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £98,119 (34th) | £92,068 (41st) | £84,831 | £74,136 (184th) | £71,757 (132nd) | £67,404 (joint 154th) | £46,334 (300th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,095 (499th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,811 (555th)* | £3,384 (539th)** | £5,716 | £3,948 (573rd) | £3,944 (561st) | £4,429 (551st) | £4,062 (514th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £156 (344th) | £356 (257th) | £137 | £103 (420th) | £97 (joint 425th) | £63 (441st) | £201 (357th) |
| 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 | £796 (316th) | £601 (joint 469th) | £1,317 | £988 (299th) | £1,304 (156th) | £1,056 (joint 309th) | £1,717 (116th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,271 (330th) | £2,196 (384th) | £3,138 | £2,486 (330th) | £2,862 (joint 279th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,023 (joint 560th) | £830 (591st) | £719 | £1,888 (joint 320th) | £1,888 (joint 315th) | £1,888 (joint 309th) | £1,888 (joint 291st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £5,645 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £136,241 (457th) | £134,876 (381st) | £142,375 | £122,459 (349th) | £119,094 (334th) | £112,296 (343rd) | £89,935 (293rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,440 (471st). Rail £1,371 (397th).