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Jim Murphy
Labour MP for East Renfrewshire
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — 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 Murphy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Scotland, Treasury, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Public Expenditure, Armed Forces: Redundancy, Aircraft Carriers, Armed Forces: Housing
(based on written questions asked by Jim Murphy and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Basic Skills (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, columns 611-13W on armed forces: basic skills, what proportion of candidates in the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Army passed the initial assessment results for (i) numeracy and (ii) literacy at the levels referred to in that answer.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Qualifications (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces who started phase 2 training had not reached entry level 3 skills in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Qualifications (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to mandating GCSE training during (a) Phase 1 and (b) Phase 2 training.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 338 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 45 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 443 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
£75 for completing a survey in January 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
£75 for completing a survey in November 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 March 2013)
£75 for completing a survey in July 2012. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 20 July 2012)
£75 for completing a survey. Fee donated to charity. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 March 2013)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY for opinion surveys:
£150 for completing a survey in July 2012. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to Eastwood Labour Party. (Registered 28 March 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Norwegian Government
Address of donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QD
Amount of donation: flights, accommodation and meals with a total value of approx £1,850
Destination: High North, Norway
Date of visit: 20-23 May 2012
Purpose of visit: A visit to Norway at the invitation of the Norwegian Government as part of a delegation to study issues of climate change and defence
(Registered 14 June 2012)
Name of donor: Australian Government
Address of donor: International Policy Division, Russell Offices, R1-5-C105, PO Box 7519, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): international and domestic flights, accommodation and meals with a value of approx £12,389
Destination of visit: Australia
Date of visit: 17-30 June 2012
Purpose of visit: At the invitation of the Australian Ministry of Defence as part of a cross-party delegation to visit defence establishments and to meet with Ministers, defence personnel and contractors
(Registered 20 July 2012)
Name of donor: the Maureen and David Garrard Foundation
Address of donor: 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights, accommodation and some meals, with an estimated value of £1,570
Destination of visit: Herzliya, Israel
Date of visit: 10 to 13 September 2012
Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the Herzliya, 12th Annual World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Conference. (Registered 4 October 2012)
Name of donor: Falcon Communications
Address of donor: Suite 26, Basepoint Business Centre, 1 Winnall Valley Rd, Winchester, Hants SO23 0LD
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): International economy flights to USA, internal flights within the USA, and hotel accommodation with a total estimated value of £2,152
Destination of visit: Norfolk, Virginia
Date of visit: 30 October 2012–2 November 2012
Purpose of visit: To visit and deliver a keynote speech at the CBRNeWorld 2012 conference
(Registered 21 November 2012)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £18,884 (330th) | £22,801 (238th) | £22,099 (joint 208th with 2 others) | £21,284 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,604 (300th) | £15,809 (joint 210th with 3 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,281 (joint 104th with 6 others) | £0 |
| Office running costs | £29,595 (8th) | £18,962 (296th) | £29,140 (joint 12th with 6 others) | £27,177 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,226 (joint 218th with 4 others) | £22,226 (113th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,407 (437th) | £91,886 (128th) | £77,661 (508th) | £75,681 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £60,502 (515th) | £37,955 (550th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,954 (132nd) | £11,594 (56th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,178 (238th)1 | £13,721 (111th)2 | £15,025 (72nd)3 | £14,196 | £18,146 (80th) | £16,985 (96th) | £19,018 (61st) | £17,549 (33rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £304 | £336 (318th) | £718 (joint 209th with 1 other) | £1,991 (48th) | £1,481 (74th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £6,313 (99th) | £560 (joint 456th with 1 other) | £784 (374th) | £2,029 | £5,510 (19th) | £2,135 (55th) | £1,625 (136th) | £1,741 (joint 111th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,583 (448th) | £1,203 (552nd) | £8,146 | £13,550 (24th) | £6,983 (56th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,435 (46th) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,029 | £2,021 (joint 38th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 34th with 8 others) | £2,021 (joint 33rd with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £165,331 (124th) | £162,542 (72nd) | £147,121 (135th) | £149,846 | £147,866 (31st) | £133,821 (79th) | £124,268 (79th) | £98,782 (107th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £860 (507th). Rail £1,259 (428th). Air £7,059 (55th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,008 (519th). Rail £260 (527th). Air £12,378 (22nd). Misc £75 (177th).
3 Car £2,218 (397th). Rail £1,338 (394th). Air £11,469 (29th).