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Ivan Lewis

Labour MP for Bury South

  • Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (since 13 Oct 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Majority: 8,912 votes. — 232nd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan (12 Nov 2009)

“Afghan farmers do not normally receive a regular wage from poppy or wheat farming. Their income comes from a number of different sources, including the cultivation of a number of crops simultaneously and other sources such as manual labour. Average national figures for farmers' income are currently not available; we have made estimates for Helmand. In 2008-09 the net returns on a jerib (one...”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Africa: Foreign Relations (12 Nov 2009)

“The Government have regular contact with the African Union (AU) at official and ministerial level. My noble Friend, the former Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Lord Malloch-Brown, attended the AU Summit in July this year where he met various AU representatives including the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Jean Ping, and his deputy, Erasmus Mwencha. He held wide-ranging discussions on...”

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Akmal Shaikh (12 Nov 2009)

“My right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were very concerned to learn that the death sentence imposed on Akmal Shaikh, was upheld apparently without proper consideration of mitigating factors including his mental health. The Prime Minister wrote to President Hu on 14 October 2009 and the Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Yang on 16 October 2009 to express our...”

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  • Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — 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 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 34 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
  • 96 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ivan Lewis speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 493 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

6. Overseas visits
9-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 18 September 2008)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,001 (259th) £21,562 £20,803 (239th) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,690 (joint 277th) £16,154 (152nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £1,527 (joint 1st) £1,130 (joint 83rd)
Incidental Expenses Provision£21,889 (113th) £28,272 (38th) £19,930 £19,298 (joint 144th) £18,774 (joint 279th) £18,212 (joint 253rd) £15,732 (325th)
Staffing Allowance£88,986 (275th) £78,105 (499th) £61,229 £66,265 (515th) £63,754 (524th) £61,880 (444th) £43,792 (415th)
Communications Allowance£10,730 (85th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£12,424 (132nd)* £10,577 (193rd)** £7,278 £3,499 (580th) £7,193 (431st) £6,218 (475th) £6,608 (391st)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £292 (285th) £0 £2,818 (24th) £1,467 (107th) £2,746 (21st) £1,824 (46th)
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£2,204 (12th) £1,073 (254th) £817 £1,481 (176th) £948 (278th) £1,114 (joint 283rd) £978 (341st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,519 (100th) £2,090 (402nd) £1,969 £2,740 (298th) £1,495 (492nd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,512 (15th) £1,309 (joint 38th) £0 £1,979 (joint 105th) £1,979 (joint 98th) £1,979 (joint 97th) £1,979 (joint 94th)
Other Costs£323 (83rd) £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£165,670 (40th) £143,719 (200th) £112,785 £120,501 (390th) £117,517 (363rd) £113,366 (319th) £88,197 (342nd)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £980 (524th). Rail £10,518 (38th). Air £926 (104th).

** Car £1,120 (522nd). Rail £7,025 (92nd). Air £2,432 (93rd).