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Jeff Ennis
Labour MP for Barnsley East & Mexborough
- Also represented Barnsley East
- Entered Parliament on 12 December 1996 — unknown
- Majority: 14,125 votes. — 30th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeff Ennis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Education and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Healthy Start Scheme, Middle East: Armed Conflict, Housing, State Retirement Pensions
(based on written questions asked by Jeff Ennis and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Energy (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes classified as energy-efficient have been built in Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Health: Dental Services: South Yorkshire (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) children without access to NHS dental services in (i) Barnsley and (ii) Doncaster in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Jobseeker's Allowance: South Yorkshire (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average length of time was for which jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants resident in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster received JSA in each of the last five years.”
More of Jeff Ennis's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 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.
- 37 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeff Ennis speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
As Joint Chair of the All-Party Racing and Bloodstock Group I have been given a badge by the Race Course Association (RCA) for 2009 which gives access to most race meetings. (Registered 1 1March 2009)
As non-executive director of Doncaster Racecourse Management Committee Ltd I have been given two badges which give access to the seven Arena Leisure racecourses in England. (Registered 11 March 2009)
6. Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 7 October 2008)
24-31 May 2009, to Vietnam as member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, to further co-operation with our counterpart parliamentary group. The cost of external and internal flights and accommodation was paid by the Group's registered sponsors, Premier Oil and the University of Central Lancashire. The National Assembly of Vietnam paid for ground travel costs and some hospitality. (Registered 9 June 2009)
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £11,632 (joint 537th) | £11,326 (548th) | £9,604 | £7,449 (589th) | £7,924 (592nd) | £11,830 (575th) | £11,852 (520th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,729 (597th) | £10,138 (618th) | £9,578 | £9,786 (608th) | £15,179 (568th) | £6,736 (646th) | £6,143 (607th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £74,104 (591st) | £71,182 (587th) | £66,976 | £63,337 (577th) | £63,568 (529th) | £63,450 (373rd) | £48,443 (235th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,987 (558th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,110 (345th)* | £6,257 (384th)** | £6,044 | £11,688 (278th) | £11,419 (270th) | £10,293 (312th) | £8,024 (319th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,901 (28th) | £2,648 (20th) | £2,496 | £1,006 (joint 186th) | £1,759 (72nd) | £1,233 (128th) | £1,374 (84th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,267 (104th) | 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 | £281 (joint 590th) | £564 (joint 500th) | £459 | £585 (457th) | £328 (joint 589th) | £507 (564th) | £731 (joint 436th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £439 (621st) | £1,085 (573rd) | £1,361 | £1,740 (448th) | £1,016 (562nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,181 (joint 356th) | £1,043 (joint 353rd) | £0 | £1,805 (joint 450th) | £1,805 (443rd) | £1,805 (424th) | £1,805 (377th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £109,631 (620th) | £104,243 (622nd) | £96,518 | £97,396 (630th) | £102,998 (577th) | £95,854 (583rd) | £78,372 (506th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,168 (45th). Rail £877 (450th). Misc £19 (234th). Other: Mileage £46 (76th).