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Jim Cunningham
Labour MP for Coventry South
- Also represented Coventry South East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Housing, Apprentices, Iran, Afghanistan
(based on written questions asked by Jim Cunningham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Pensions Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Pensions Bill Committee (18 out of 22)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day: [Un-Allotted Half Day] — Banking (Responsibility and Reform) (7 Feb 2012)
“The Conservatives always tried to rewrite history when they were in opposition, but the truth is coming out now. Even Polly Toynbee, who was the biggest critic of my right hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Mr Brown), has now forgiven him and wishes he were back. More importantly, if the man or woman in the street who goes to work every day fails in their job, they get the...”
- Written Answers — Health: Midwives: Recruitment (7 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress strategic health authorities have made in meeting targets for local midwife recruitment.”
- Written Answers — Health: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (7 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (a) has not published any public health guidance since May 2011 and (b) is not scheduled to publish any such guidance until March 2012.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 602 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- 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 76.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 276 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £16,678 (393rd) | £17,365 (454th) | £16,614 (476th) | £13,192 | £16,101 (455th) | £15,287 (465th) | £16,900 (468th) | £14,140 (432nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,691 (516th) | £9,958 (593rd) | £10,909 (611th) | £13,718 | £13,551 (540th) | £15,780 (557th) | £18,170 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £11,900 (469th) |
| Staffing costs | £66,701 (620th) | £75,248 (581st) | £76,171 (541st) | £72,212 | £71,755 (264th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £64,311 (333rd) | £50,591 (157th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,870 (512th) | £1,491 (568th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,132 (575th)1 | £4,310 (508th)2 | £5,607 (428th)3 | £4,940 | £10,859 (309th) | £8,615 (380th) | £10,615 (300th) | £10,110 (211th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £107 (joint 336th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £32 | £358 (309th) | £163 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £81 (429th) | £120 (393rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £108 (321st) | 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 | £2,816 (402nd) | £441 (525th) | £459 (546th) | £643 | £555 (joint 474th with 2 others) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,207 (joint 115th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,882 (joint 341st with 1 other) | £1,882 (joint 334th with 1 other) | £1,862 (joint 366th with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 341st with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £599 (81st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £104,996 (622nd) | £113,238 (617th) | £112,615 (598th) | £106,786 | £117,500 (453rd) | £111,861 (487th) | £112,622 (334th) | £89,105 (315th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,067 (484th). Rail £1,063 (449th). Other: Rail £2 (173rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,217 (495th). Rail £3,093 (285th).