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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.

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 against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 8 Dec 2009)
  • Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 8 Dec 2009)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Treasury

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Healthy Start Scheme, Higher Education, Housing, State Retirement Pensions

(based on written questions asked by Jeff Ennis and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Criminal Justice and Policing (Devolution) (3 Feb 2010) has video

“What recent progress has been made on the devolution of policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Criminal Justice and Policing (Devolution) (3 Feb 2010) has video

“I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach, and all the other local and national politicians, on all the efforts that they have made in trying to progress this very important matter. I also congratulate my right hon. Friend on the new unit that he opened this week in Maghaberry prison. On that particular aspect, if the devolution of policing does not go...”

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Cancer: South Yorkshire (3 Feb 2010)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many patients in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster have been diagnosed with melanoma in each of the last 10 years; (2) how many patients in (a) Barnsley and (b) Doncaster have been diagnosed with lung cancer in each of the last 10 years.”

More of Jeff Ennis's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees (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 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 19 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.
  • 39 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeff Ennis speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 135 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)
Name of donor: Justice for Colombia
Address of donor: 9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London NW3 6AB.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1600 (all costs were borne by the donor).
Destination of visit: Colombia
Date of visit: 29 November to 6 December 2009
Purpose of visit: meetings with Government officials, opposition politicians, trade unionists and human rights' lawyers to highlight the issue of human rights in Colombia.
(Registered 5 January 2010)

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.

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£14,242 (448th) £11,632 (joint 537th with 1 other) £11,326 (548th) £9,604 £7,449 (589th) £7,924 (592nd) £11,830 (575th) £11,852 (520th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£12,843 (511th) £9,729 (597th) £10,138 (618th) £9,578 £9,786 (608th) £15,179 (568th) £6,736 (646th) £6,143 (607th)
Staffing costs£73,847 (603rd) £74,104 (591st) £71,182 (587th) £66,976 £63,337 (577th) £63,568 (529th) £63,450 (373rd) £48,443 (235th)
Communications Allowance£1,319 (566th) £1,987 (558th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£7,681 (308th)3 £7,110 (345th)2 £6,257 (384th)1 £6,044 £11,688 (278th) £11,419 (270th) £10,293 (312th) £8,024 (319th)
Members' Staff Travel£1,394 (49th) £1,901 (28th) £2,648 (20th) £2,496 £1,006 (joint 186th with 2 others) £1,759 (72nd) £1,233 (128th) £1,374 (84th)
Members' Spouse Travel£1,687 (61st) £1,267 (104th) 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£1,736 (548th) £281 (joint 590th with 2 others) £564 (joint 500th with 1 other) £459 £585 (457th) £328 (joint 589th with 2 others) £507 (564th) £731 (joint 436th with 2 others)
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 with 1 other) £1,043 (joint 353rd with 5 others) £0 £1,805 (joint 450th with 1 other) £1,805 (443rd) £1,805 (424th) £1,805 (377th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£114,749 (609th) £109,631 (620th) £104,243 (622nd) £96,518 £97,396 (630th) £102,998 (577th) £95,854 (583rd) £78,372 (506th)

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,168 (45th). Rail £877 (450th). Misc £19 (234th). Other: Mileage £46 (76th).

3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,712 (49th). Rail £1,865 (365th). Misc £2 (263rd). Other: Mileage £102 (43rd).

1 Car £5,820 (88th). Rail £86 (550th). Air £351 (174th).