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Ian McCartney
Labour MP for Makerfield
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 18,149 votes. — 8th 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 McCartney voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately 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
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): State Retirement Pensions: Eligibility, Terrorism: Compensation, Gambling, West Bank, Gaming Machines
(based on written questions asked by Ian McCartney and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): Schedule 4 — Reservoirs (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I will take a maximum of two minutes, Mr. Speaker. I welcome all aspects of the Bill, particularly as one of those who originally gave evidence to Sir Michael Pitt's inquiry and who was interviewed about some of the recommendations that we wanted it to come up with. That inquiry and its recommendations were excellent. As a consequence, the Bill will be welcomed throughout the country as a...”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 10 — Resilience of critical infrastructure (2 Feb 2010) has video
“I thank the Front Benchers for giving me the opportunity to speak. I should tell the Minister that new clause 19 is a probing provision, but in probing I wish to ensure that we make progress on the discussions that I have been trying to have with his Department since October 2008 on this matter. I have been engaged on issues associated with insurance and flooding since the 1980s, both as a...”
- Compensation Act 2006 (Amendment): New Clause 10 — Resilience of critical infrastructure (2 Feb 2010) has video
“So long as I am one of those interested MPs.”
More of Ian McCartney's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 47% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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") 764 times in debates — well above 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 | £14,876 (434th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,675 (294th) | £19,835 | £8,706 (581st) | £13,110 (518th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,968 (185th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £14,400 (454th) | £17,651 (361st) | £17,161 (508th) | £19,996 | £19,222 (joint 183rd with 1 other) | £18,772 (281st) | £18,005 (366th) | £26,683 (56th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,962 (361st) | £94,193 (75th) | £90,332 (68th) | £83,640 | £62,416 (587th) | £56,212 (624th) | £60,033 (joint 522nd with 1 other) | £36,300 (580th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,475 (464th) | £604 (586th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,011 (135th)3 | £12,336 (137th)2 | £8,363 (295th)1 | £9,463 | £11,066 (303rd) | £3,863 (565th) | £1,000 (635th) | £2,204 (590th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £743 (103rd) | £1,066 (93rd) | £1,216 (98th) | £1,303 | £2,432 (46th) | £520 (261st) | £1,553 (88th) | £488 (248th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,007 (118th) | £1,404 (97th) | 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 | £2,720 (412th) | £858 (joint 286th with 1 other) | £618 (461st) | £661 | £1,612 (154th) | £2,172 (51st) | £1,959 (93rd) | £1,545 (joint 158th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,442 (182nd) | £1,612 (476th) | £2,833 | £4,150 (181st) | £6,113 (74th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,109 (joint 480th with 2 others) | £906 (joint 556th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,848 (joint 396th with 1 other) | £1,848 (joint 389th with 1 other) | £1,848 (joint 380th with 2 others) | £1,848 (joint 350th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £143,254 (400th) | £155,746 (177th) | £141,883 (243rd) | £137,731 | £113,070 (512th) | £104,184 (569th) | £105,647 (480th) | £86,263 (377th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £492 (558th). Rail £11,660 (23rd). Air £184 (146th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £11,808 (21st). Air £203 (141st).