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Ian Lucas
Labour MP for Wrexham
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Business and Regulatory Reform), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 Oct 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,819 votes. — 236th 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 Lucas voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Solar Panels, Correspondence, Police, Firearms, Solar Photovoltaics
(based on written questions asked by Ian Lucas and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (29 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (34 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Anne Street Partners (5 Feb 2010)
“No action has been taken against Anne Street Partners Limited or its directors in relation to its accounts for the period to 30 September 2008. The accounts the company filed on 30 July 2009 are abbreviated accounts, which have been accepted by Companies House as complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 1985. If any person believes the accounts are deficient they may write to...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Astraporta (5 Feb 2010)
“Astraporta (UK) Limited has not filed its accounts for 30 September 2008. The company went into Liquidation in March 2009 and it was not required to file accounts from that point on. The company came out of Liquidation in November 2009 and is due to be struck off on 1 March 2010.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Bearwood Holdings (5 Feb 2010)
“Bearwood Holdings Limited has not filed its accounts for 30 November 2008. The company went into Liquidation in March 2009 and it was not required to file accounts from that point on. The company came out of Liquidation in November 2009 and is due to be struck off on 1 March 2010.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 182 times in debates — 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 | £21,174 (243rd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £20,837 (360th) | £16,200 | £17,121 (426th) | £12,704 (525th) | £18,261 (411th) | £11,615 (527th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,640 (484th) | £21,261 (161st) | £21,604 (joint 201st with 1 other) | £20,345 | £19,294 (149th) | £18,670 (357th) | £18,177 (joint 293rd with 1 other) | £24,240 (81st) |
| Staffing costs | £93,145 (383rd) | £83,671 (453rd) | £66,498 (610th) | £65,618 | £64,923 (549th) | £66,693 (385th) | £64,399 (329th) | £38,211 (548th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,060 (234th) | £5,277 (449th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,600 (260th)3 | £11,485 (160th)2 | £9,046 (268th)1 | £9,269 | £9,223 (362nd) | £9,483 (342nd) | £10,201 (314th) | £7,855 (327th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £41 (joint 390th with 1 other) | £0 | £144 (358th) | £1,037 | £866 (204th) | £1,774 (70th) | £921 (181st) | £660 (203rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £515 (194th) | £598 (193rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £254 (48th) | £227 (joint 63rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,399 (222nd) | £705 (359th) | £423 (562nd) | £446 | £449 (538th) | £855 (327th) | £1,350 (203rd) | £874 (381st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,795 (413th) | £1,435 (515th) | £2,169 | £1,712 (453rd) | £3,175 (245th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th with 4 others) | £989 (joint 432nd with 6 others) | £0 | £1,834 (joint 418th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £1,834 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,829 (307th) | £149,321 (281st) | £120,976 (546th) | £115,084 | £115,422 (484th) | £115,188 (412th) | £115,143 (275th) | £85,289 (396th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,206 (496th). Rail £9,355 (61st). Air £282 (136th). Misc £353 (85th). Other: Rail £289 (64th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £844 (510th). Rail £7,708 (88th). Misc £48 (202nd).
1 Car £803 (547th). Rail £7,780 (72nd). Air £229 (201st). European £234 (117th).