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Ian Stewart
Labour MP for Eccles
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 12,886 votes. — 62nd 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 Stewart 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 moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 24 Nov 2009)
- Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Transport, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Scientists, Dentistry, Sick Pay, Child Support Agency, Employment Agencies
(based on written questions asked by Ian Stewart and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Departmental Taxis (24 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract in each of the last three years.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Travel (24 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract in each of the last three years.”
More of Ian Stewart's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ian Stewart speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £21,600 (311th) | £20,000 (388th) | £17,929 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,115 (240th) | £17,497 (448th) | £15,809 (joint 210th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,327 (332nd) | £18,167 (466th) | £18,968 | £18,610 (298th) | £18,719 (335th) | £18,094 (341st) | £12,945 (422nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,263 (117th) | £87,945 (119th) | £84,182 | £73,969 (195th) | £72,152 (79th) | £65,384 (268th) | £50,885 (146th) |
| Communications Allowance | £130 (599th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,013 (145th)* | £13,774 (95th)** | £13,321 | £22,959 (31st) | £20,504 (49th) | £17,148 (94th) | £14,797 (77th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £343 (joint 258th) | £1,003 (127th) | £1,466 | £1,232 (152nd) | £2,439 (36th) | £1,169 (137th) | £507 (239th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,560 (41st) | 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 | £810 (310th) | £914 (309th) | £790 | £878 (332nd) | £695 (408th) | £1,130 (275th) | £1,597 (140th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,331 (506th) | £1,277 (543rd) | £2,118 | £2,985 (270th) | £1,009 (564th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,346 (joint 121st) | £1,142 (joint 175th) | £962 | £1,453 (joint 590th) | £1,453 (joint 578th) | £1,453 (joint 562nd) | £1,453 (joint 488th) |
| Other Costs | £13,867 (6th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,590 (50th) | £144,222 (190th) | £139,736 | £142,988 (53rd) | £137,086 (50th) | £121,875 (123rd) | £97,993 (117th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £992 (523rd). Rail £10,723 (32nd). Air £101 (159th). Misc £197 (123rd).
** Car £2,943 (326th). Rail £10,516 (29th). Air £315 (185th).