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Jim Sheridan
Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North
- Also represented West Renfrewshire
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — 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 Sheridan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gangmasters, Colombia: Human Rights, Territorial Army, Gangmasters (Licensing) Act, Asylum and Immigration Appeals
(based on written questions asked by Jim Sheridan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (10 out of 18)
- Equality Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“May I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Andrew Miller), particularly those about public procurement affecting local charities such as Erskine in my community, which looks after and provides jobs for disabled ex-service personnel? Unfortunately, in these austere times it is having to lay off ex-service personnel. Will the right hon. Gentleman look...”
- Asbestos in Schools (7 Feb 2012)
“Very briefly, what proportion of schools fell below the standards?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 221 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion survey:
Payment of £75 for interview on 8 February 2011. Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 10 February 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 8 March 2010. Hours: 35 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 8 March 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 18 May 2011. Hours: 19 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 18 May 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 12 July 2011. Hours: 35 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 12 July 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 12 September 2011. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 20 September 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 7 November 2011. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Payment of £75 for interview on 7 December 2011. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 December 2011)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys:
7 February 2011, payment of £150. Hours: 45 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 8 February 2011)
15 June 2011, payment of £150 Hours: 35 mins. Payment donated to my constituency party. (Registered 16 June 2011)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Scottish Racing
Address of donor : Hamilton Race Park, Bothwell Road, Hamilton ML3 0DW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: racecourse pass for 2011; value £1,800
Date of receipt of donation: 17 January 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 17 January 2011
Donor status: company, registration number SC2076648
(Registered 18 February 2011)
Name of donor: Scottish Racing
Address of donor : Hamilton Race Park, Bothwell Road, Hamilton ML3 0DW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: racecourse pass for 2012, approximate value £1,800
Date of receipt of donation: 11 January 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 11 January 2012
Donor status: company, registration number SC207648
(Registered 13 January 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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)1 | £17,427 (40th)2 | £15,239 (67th)3 | £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) |
1 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).
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 Car £2,838 (335th). Rail £2,416 (302nd). Air £8,784 (54th). European £1,201 (33rd).