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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 introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. 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 university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Meetings, Pay, Dell, Amazon, Xerox Corporation
(based on written questions asked by Jim Sheridan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (10 out of 18)
- Chairman, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Equality Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
- 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)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Employment Relations Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Financial Services: Taxation (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with his European counterpart on the financial transaction tax.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Bangladesh (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that requirements on health and safety in the workplace are taken into account in the conduct of trade with Bangladesh.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — well above 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 64.58% 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") 246 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £75, received 18 June 2012, for interview on 15 May 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 18 June 2012)
Payment of £75, received 27 August 2012, for interview on 18 July 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 September 2012)
Payment of £75, received 3 December 2012, for interview on 12 November 2012. Hours: 33 mins. (Registered 4 December 2012)
Payment of £75, received 28 February 2013, for interview on 6 February 2012. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 1 March 2013)
Payment of £75, received 3 April 2013, for interview on 22 February 2013. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 3 April 2013)
Payments from Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT:
Payment of £75 received on 7 January 2013 for interview on 13 December 2012. Hours: 33 mins. (Registered 7 January 2013)
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 2013, approximate value £1,800
Date of receipt of donation: 3 January 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 17 January 2013
Donor status: company, registration number SC207648
(Registered 17 January 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Church of Cyprus
Address of donor: Bishop of Neapolis Porfyrios Papastylianou Square Ambiorix 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and full-board accommodation; cost £700
Destination of visit: Cyprus
Date of visit: 9-13 May 2012
Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit
(Registered 30 May 2012)
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 | £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).