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Jim Cunningham
Labour MP for Coventry South
- Also represented Coventry South East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 6,255 votes. — 372nd 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 Cunningham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Housing, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle East
(based on written questions asked by Jim Cunningham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (5 Nov 2009)
“If we had not made changes to planning laws, how long would it take to build a nuclear power station?”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Finance (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the timetable is for the Government's review of student funding.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Grants (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much money the Government estimates was made available to higher education students via bursaries in the academic year 2008-09.”
More of Jim Cunningham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 414 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 91% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 213 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £17,365 (454th) | £16,614 (476th) | £13,192 | £16,101 (455th) | £15,287 (465th) | £16,900 (468th) | £14,140 (432nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,958 (593rd) | £10,909 (611th) | £13,718 | £13,551 (540th) | £15,780 (557th) | £18,170 (joint 302nd) | £11,900 (469th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £75,248 (581st) | £76,171 (541st) | £72,212 | £71,755 (264th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,311 (333rd) | £50,591 (157th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,491 (568th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,310 (508th)* | £5,607 (428th)** | £4,940 | £10,859 (309th) | £8,615 (380th) | £10,615 (300th) | £10,110 (211th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £32 | £358 (309th) | £163 (joint 379th) | £81 (429th) | £120 (393rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £108 (321st) | 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 | £441 (525th) | £459 (546th) | £643 | £555 (joint 474th) | £443 (544th) | £683 (479th) | £382 (591st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,360 (318th) | £1,648 (469th) | £2,049 | £2,439 (340th) | £1,668 (470th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,358 (joint 102nd) | £1,207 (joint 115th) | £0 | £1,882 (joint 341st) | £1,882 (joint 334th) | £1,862 (joint 366th) | £1,862 (joint 341st) |
| Other Costs | £599 (81st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £113,238 (617th) | £112,615 (598th) | £106,786 | £117,500 (453rd) | £111,861 (487th) | £112,622 (334th) | £89,105 (315th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,217 (495th). Rail £3,093 (285th).