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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
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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 a mixture of for and 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict, General Practitioners: Enfield, Teachers: Enfield, New Deal Schemes: Enfield, Middle East: Armed Conflict
(based on written questions asked by Joan Ryan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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 — Home Department: Community Policing: Enfield (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of neighbourhood policing schemes in (a) the London Borough of Enfield and (b) Enfield North constituency.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Sure Start Programme: Enfield (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on each Sure Start centre in (a) the London Borough of Enfield and (b) Enfield North constituency in each year since such centres were established.”
More of Joan Ryan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 100 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% 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.
- 98 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Joan Ryan speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 139 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
6. Overseas visits
7-12 September 2008, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality within Israel and Palestine paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council, Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 22 September 2008)
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,658 (305th) | £21,971 (264th) | £19,333 | £20,290 (291st) | £17,425 (397th) | £16,913 (467th) | £15,509 (joint 290th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,281 (joint 104th) | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,719 (308th) | £24,803 (100th) | £22,817 | £19,302 (joint 138th) | £18,668 (joint 361st) | £18,229 (joint 208th) | £12,953 (420th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,993 (127th) | £82,516 (387th) | £80,287 | £77,104 (102nd) | £71,889 (83rd) | £72,000 (47th) | £56,503 (46th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,940 (76th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £721 (622nd)* | £220 (633rd)** | £700 | £837 (641st) | £734 (644th) | £1,544 (626th) | £1,624 (609th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,612 (joint 72nd) | £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) | £910 (joint 553rd) | £0 | £1,833 (420th) | £1,833 (414th) | £1,833 (400th) | £1,833 (365th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £19,068 (1st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,954 (238th) | £173,691 (3rd) | £145,979 | £149,189 (28th) | £146,424 (11th) | £113,322 (321st) | £89,522 (305th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £580 (553rd). Rail £141 (550th).