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Jim Cousins
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 3,982 votes. — 453rd 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 Jim Cousins voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Work and Pensions, Health, Education and Skills, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff, Iraq, Departmental Officials, Pension Credit, Departmental Contracts
(based on written questions asked by Jim Cousins and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Cybercrime: Financial Services (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of cyber attacks or misuse of the data and information systems of UK-based banks and financial services companies there were in each year since 1997.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Corporation Tax (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue was foregone in the debt reliefs included in corporation tax in the last three financial years; and what effects on companies of such relief his Department has identified.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Income Tax (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what additional (a) steps he has taken and (b) HM Revenue and Customs staff have taken or deployed to restrict conversion of income into capital gains or corporation revenues following his announcement of an increase in the top rate of income tax.”
More of Jim Cousins'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 200 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 227 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £8,063 (541st) | £9,649 (558th) | £15,429 (500th) | £13,777 | £20,387 (283rd) | £19,156 (312th) | £13,312 (554th) | £15,740 (joint 232nd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £15,324 (415th) | £17,111 (392nd) | £20,355 (327th) | £19,941 | £14,144 (523rd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,972 (376th) | £20,488 (154th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,321 (187th) | £93,902 (84th) | £88,187 (111th) | £80,686 | £76,916 (107th) | £66,592 (391st) | £65,557 (242nd) | £42,732 (448th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,147 (437th) | £4,057 (500th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,267 (232nd)3 | £12,346 (136th)2 | £9,582 (235th)1 | £10,276 | £13,904 (177th) | £14,250 (169th) | £19,169 (59th) | £15,409 (66th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £981 (80th) | £1,423 (53rd) | £944 (135th) | £1,493 | £1,385 (133rd) | £1,047 (156th) | £1,517 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £233 (joint 335th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,664 (63rd) | £685 (165th) | 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 | £3,655 (309th) | £982 (joint 230th with 1 other) | £1,965 (101st) | £930 | £2,468 (74th) | £2,247 (47th) | £1,125 (joint 278th with 1 other) | £1,319 (220th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,737 (266th) | £6,087 (102nd) | £1,669 | £4,253 (179th) | £6,151 (73rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,174 (joint 370th with 1 other) | £1,039 (joint 363rd with 3 others) | £0 | £1,961 (joint 170th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 165th with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 163rd with 5 others) | £1,961 (joint 156th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £12,064 (8th) | £0 | £3,566 (31st) | £1,623 | £0 | £49 (87th) | £11,280 (4th) | £4,834 (11th) |
| Total | £156,486 (239th) | £144,066 (371st) | £147,154 (133rd) | £130,395 | £135,418 (109th) | £130,252 (115th) | £131,893 (23rd) | £102,716 (59th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,322 (362nd). Rail £5,957 (155th). Air £3,967 (74th). Misc £100 (162nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,069 (264th). Rail £6,100 (140th). Misc £98 (165th).
1 Car £2,675 (349th). 3rd party £28 (49th). Rail £4,618 (193rd). Air £2,221 (95th). Other £40 (61st).