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James Purnell
Former Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde

    • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
    • Majority: 8,348 votes. — 209th out of 643 MPs.

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How James Purnell voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
      • Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
      • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
      • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
      • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
      • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes

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      Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Members: Correspondence (20 May 2009)

      “A reply was sent to my right hon. Friend on 17 May 2009.”

      Written Ministerial Statements — Work and Pensions: Agency Targets and Business Plans (12 May 2009)

      “I am today able to announce the annual performance targets for 2009-10 for the two executive agencies of the Department for Work and Pensions. The targets I have agreed are set out. Further information on the plans of Jobcentre Plus and the Pension, Disability and Carers Service in 2009-10 is contained in their individual "Business Plans" which have been published today. Copies have been...”

      Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Incapacity Benefit Claimants (11 May 2009)

      “We are increasing the help available to incapacity benefit claimants, all of whom have access to back-to-work support through pathways to work. We are also taking forward the Gregg review vision that everyone should be expected to take active steps towards work in return for their benefits, except for those in the support group, who are most disabled. In the first instance, we will trial that...”

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      • Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
      • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
      • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
      • Has voted in 76.01% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
      • People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
      • 115 people are tracking this MP.
      • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 392 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

      Register of Members’ Interests

      2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
      Receives £40,000 per annum as Director of Open Left, a project run under the auspices of DEMOS. Started on 7 September 2009. Address of payer: DEMOS, Third Floor, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU. (Registered 15 October 2009)
      Received payment of £1685.82. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2009)
      Received payment of £1685.82 for November 2009. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 16 December 2009)
      Received payment of £1685.82. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 15 January 2010)
      Received payment of £1,685.82. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 10 March 2010)
      Received payment of £1,685.82. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2010)
      Received £1000 for writing an article for Prospect magazine. Address of payer: Prospect Publishing, 2 Bloomsbury Place, London WC1A 2QA. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2009)
      Received £85 for writing an article for the Guardian's Comment is Free column. Address of payer: Guardian Newspaper, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2009)
      Received £500 for writing an article for the Times. Address: 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 11 March 2010)
      Received £1,000 for two articles published in The Times. Address: News International Group, News International Ltd, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY. (Registered 12 April 2010)
      Received £650 for writing an article. Address: Serco Group plc, Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9UY. (Registered 12 April 2010)
      6. Overseas visits
      Name of donor: Government of Chile
      Address of donor: Palacio de la Moneda, Plaza de la Ciudadania, Santiago, Chile.
      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights for myself and my partner. Amount: £3375.53
      Destination of visit: Chile
      Date of visit: 31 July to 19 August 2009
      Purpose of visit: to give speech at Progressive Governance seminar
      (Registered 15 October 2009)
      Name of donor: Foundacion Ideas para el progreso
      Address of donor: Calle Gobelas, 31 - Madrid 28023, Spain.
      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £743.93 (flights and accommodation for two and a taxi)
      Destination of visit: Madrid, Spain.
      Date of visit: 2-3 October 2009
      Purpose of visit: to attend a conference
      (Registered 16 December 2009)
      Name of donor: Policy Network
      Address of donor: Third Floor, 11 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB.
      Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights £2,000; accommodation approximately £420.
      Destination of visit: New Delhi, India.
      Date of visit: 24-29 March 2010
      Purpose of visit: to attend the Foresight India symposium.
      (Registered 30 March 2010)

      Register last updated: 12 Apr 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.

      Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (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)
      Staying away from main home£20,950 (250th) £21,209 (333rd) £21,943 (269th) £21,634 £20,845 (228th) £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others)
      London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs£21,945 (127th) £17,959 (348th) £21,658 (200th) £20,000 £18,997 (240th) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £18,142 (317th) £34,295 (17th)
      Staffing costs£93,716 (369th) £76,465 (571st) £86,037 (258th) £82,885 £69,172 (409th) £71,258 (155th) £64,418 (328th) £39,856 (517th)
      Communications Allowance£5,218 (469th) £4,634 (475th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel£9,507 (221st)1 £5,362 (446th)2 £10,356 (203rd)3 £6,785 £13,255 (207th) £17,334 (88th) £13,298 (192nd) £11,512 (153rd)
      Members' Staff Travel£1,144 (joint 64th with 1 other) £1,007 (joint 99th with 1 other) £1,073 (112th) £1,345 £2,255 (56th) £1,817 (65th) £1,574 (84th) £1,273 (97th)
      Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 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£1,384 (584th) £499 (joint 490th with 1 other) £1,773 (120th) £2,242 £2,287 (91st) £1,901 (81st) £1,445 (172nd) £2,213 (53rd)
      Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,249 (joint 522nd with 1 other) £4,251 (177th) £6,998 £6,335 (joint 94th with 2 others) £5,866 (84th) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,180 (joint 358th with 4 others) £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) £0 £1,887 (joint 327th with 2 others) £1,887 (joint 321st with 2 others) £1,887 (joint 315th with 2 others) £1,887 (joint 297th with 1 other)
      Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Total£153,864 (280th) £129,564 (536th) £148,064 (118th) £141,889 £135,033 (112th) £139,195 (36th) £120,486 (157th) £109,045 (23rd)

      1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £7,783 (84th). Air £1,401 (87th). Misc £323 (106th).

      2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £204 (578th). Rail £4,282 (224th). Air £612 (114th). Misc £264 (103rd).

      3 Car £699 (557th). 3rd party £320 (24th). Rail £5,585 (150th). Air £3,009 (89th). European £743 (58th).

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      Other offices held in the past

      • Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (24 Jan 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
      • Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (28 Jun 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
      • Minister of State (Pensions Reform), Department for Work and Pensions (6 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
      • Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
      • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (23 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
      • Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (11 May 2005 to 23 May 2005)
      • PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Cabinet Office (10 Apr 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
      • Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (17 Dec 2004 to 11 May 2005)
      • PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Department for Education and Skills (16 Dec 2004 to 10 Apr 2005)
      • PPS (Ms Ruth Kelly, Minister of State), Cabinet Office (2 Nov 2004 to 16 Dec 2004)
      • PPS (Ms Ruth Kelly, Financial Secretary), HM Treasury (to 2 Nov 2004)

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