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Joan Ryan
Former Labour MP for Enfield North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 1,920 votes. — 555th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Joan Ryan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London (9 Mar 2010)
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- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London (9 Mar 2010)
“The Minister will know that Chase Farm hospital is a very good and much-loved, much-needed hospital. The changes to the hospital were decided on before, and outside, the Darzi review. We know that the Conservatives have said that they would make no commitments. They are hypocritical in criticising changes while making no commitment to do anything different. In the light of the achievement of...”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London (9 Mar 2010)
“The hon. Gentleman referred to Barnet hospital and Chase Farm hospital, which we have discussed before. He knows that I do not support any downgrading of my local A and E, but we have won an important step forward in relation to a 24-hour doctor-led service for the future. These changes will not take place until 2013. He must also know that in an interview with The London Daily News the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 76 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 147 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £18,283 (349th) | £21,658 (305th) | £21,971 (264th) | £19,333 | £20,290 (291st) | £17,425 (397th) | £16,913 (467th) | £15,509 (joint 290th with 4 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 | £17,095 (351st) | £18,719 (308th) | £24,803 (100th) | £22,817 | £19,302 (joint 138th with 2 others) | £18,668 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £18,229 (joint 208th with 4 others) | £12,953 (420th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,363 (219th) | £91,993 (127th) | £82,516 (387th) | £80,287 | £77,104 (102nd) | £71,889 (83rd) | £72,000 (47th) | £56,503 (46th) |
| Communications Allowance | £17,538 (16th) | £10,940 (76th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,208 (joint 610th with 1 other)1 | £721 (622nd)2 | £220 (633rd)3 | £700 | £837 (641st) | £734 (644th) | £1,544 (626th) | £1,624 (609th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £6,914 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £1,612 (joint 72nd with 1 other) | £6,600 (8th) | £6,504 | £7,356 (8th) | £7,940 (3rd) | £1,522 (161st) | £1,100 (296th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,263 (38th) | £17,603 (10th) | £16,338 | £20,849 (10th) | £26,361 (3rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,048 (joint 542nd with 1 other) | £910 (joint 553rd with 1 other) | £0 | £1,833 (420th) | £1,833 (414th) | £1,833 (400th) | £1,833 (365th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £19,068 (1st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,401 (205th) | £151,954 (238th) | £173,691 (3rd) | £145,979 | £149,189 (28th) | £146,424 (11th) | £113,322 (321st) | £89,522 (305th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £280 (557th). Rail £928 (467th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £580 (553rd). Rail £141 (550th).