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Jim Sheridan
Labour MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire North
- Also represented West Renfrewshire
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 11,001 votes. — 157th 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 Sheridan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 13 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gangmasters, Territorial Army, Gangmasters (Licensing) Act, Asylum and Immigration Appeals, Gangmaster Licensing Authority
(based on written questions asked by Jim Sheridan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“May we have a debate on the valuable work carried out by the vast majority of Members? That work has been undermined by the recent comments by the Leader of the Opposition comparing Members of Parliament to ciphers. That may be his view of his Back Benchers, but I am sure that it is not my right hon. and learned Friend's view of the Benches she has the pleasure of leading.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Maintaining Demand (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to maintain the level of demand in the economy in the next 12 months.”
- Business of the House (28 Jan 2010) has video
“There appears to be some ambiguity surrounding the implementation of temporary and agency workers legislation. Will my right hon. and learned Friend therefore arrange for the appropriate Minister to come to the House and clarify the position and the impact on hundreds of thousands of workers in the UK?”
More of Jim Sheridan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,613 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,976 (177th) | £22,525 (103rd) | £24,429 (109th) | £26,500 | £21,184 (6th) | £18,793 (joint 228th with 3 others) | £14,734 (558th) | £18,571 (220th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,595 (372nd) | £84,209 (434th) | £86,585 (219th) | £74,425 | £65,308 (536th) | £62,341 (556th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £53,119 (99th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,984 (35th) | £2,966 (527th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,532 (30th)3 | £17,427 (40th)2 | £15,239 (67th)1 | £17,443 | £26,244 (19th) | £30,817 (6th) | £21,867 (35th) | £20,721 (13th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £710 (146th) | £0 | £1,003 | £1,338 (140th) | £3,070 (18th) | £3,884 (7th) | £4,272 (4th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £356 (233rd) | £214 (293rd) | 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 | £6,370 (97th) | £116 (630th) | £476 (539th) | £252 | £938 (314th) | £1,769 (joint 90th with 1 other) | £390 (594th) | £1,196 (262nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £630 (600th) | £1,460 (joint 509th with 1 other) | £375 | £7,826 (68th) | £11,280 (18th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,109 (joint 480th with 2 others) | £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) | £1,099 | £1,952 (joint 190th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 185th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 183rd with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 174th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,424 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £177,819 (26th) | £152,989 (217th) | £151,272 (76th) | £145,134 | £145,692 (joint 37th with 1 other) | £150,355 (6th) | £124,529 (76th) | £117,840 (5th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,794 (313th). Rail £1,999 (353rd). Air £10,991 (30th). Misc £182 (128th). Other: European £1,461 (27th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,493 (318th). Rail £2,239 (332nd). Air £11,155 (25th). Misc £412 (85th). Other: Rail £85 (111th). Air £217 (25th). European £1,931 (19th).
1 Car £2,838 (335th). Rail £2,416 (302nd). Air £8,784 (54th). European £1,201 (33rd).