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Joan Ryan
Labour MP for Enfield North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,920 votes. — 555th 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 Joan Ryan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Home Department, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict, New Deal Schemes: Enfield, General Practitioners: Enfield, Teachers: Enfield, Schools: Enfield
(based on written questions asked by Joan Ryan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Free Swimming Initiative (18 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its free swimming initiatives for young people and the elderly; and if he will make a statement.”
- Andrew Symeou (14 Jan 2010) has video
“I thank the Minister for offering a further meeting after the legal proceedings, but may Mr. and Mrs. Symeou be present at that meeting? They would appreciate the opportunity to talk directly to the Minister and me rather than having to use me as a go-between.”
- Andrew Symeou (14 Jan 2010) has video
“I asked whether the Minister could, as the Minister for Europe, make further representations to the Greek Justice Minister and any other member of the Greek Government whom he thinks might have, or whom we can identify as having, an important role in the matter. I am horrified when we talk about the "usual way". I cannot believe that the Greek Government would want it to be said that the...”
More of Joan Ryan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 68 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 146 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
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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)3 | £721 (622nd)2 | £220 (633rd)1 | £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 (200th) | £151,954 (238th) | £173,691 (3rd) | £145,979 | £149,189 (28th) | £146,424 (11th) | £113,322 (321st) | £89,522 (305th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £580 (553rd). Rail £141 (550th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £280 (557th). Rail £928 (467th).