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Joan Walley
Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Joan Walley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against 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 for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Timber, Departmental Relocation, Refurbishment Projects, Refurbishment, Departmental Contracts
(based on written questions asked by Joan Walley and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Bribery Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Public Administration Committee Report (Charity Commission): Pollinators and Pesticides (6 Jun 2013)
“This has been a useful debate. I thank all hon. Members who have spoken, including the hon. Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael), and my hon. Friends the Members for Gower (Martin Caton), for Southampton, Test (Dr Whitehead), for Llanelli (Nia Griffith), for Glasgow South (Mr Harris) and for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy). The Environmental Audit Committee will consider what we can do to...”
- Public Administration Committee Report (Charity Commission): Pollinators and Pesticides (6 Jun 2013)
“The Minister has said that the Government will take action if the evidence shows that they need to. Will he explain how that relates to the moratorium delivered by the European Commission?”
- Public Administration Committee Report (Charity Commission): Pollinators and Pesticides (6 Jun 2013)
“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making these points. This sums up the flawed basis on which permissions were being given throughout the whole regulatory procedure. We are now presenting the Government with the opportunity to take a leadership role, and we want them to follow up exactly on the recommendations in our report.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — above 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 73.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 452 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £11,436 (483rd) | £12,017 (530th) | £15,088 (506th) | £16,961 | £18,278 (388th) | £18,007 (373rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,834 (joint 203rd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,937 (274th) | £17,926 (350th) | £28,330 (36th) | £19,672 | £19,293 (150th) | £18,780 (joint 271st with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £13,861 (384th) |
| Staffing costs | £84,259 (531st) | £88,699 (288th) | £79,066 (473rd) | £79,264 | £72,981 (223rd) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,180 (110th) | £49,094 (212th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,031 (238th) | £9,689 (206th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,370 (156th)1 | £11,545 (158th)2 | £11,019 (166th)3 | £9,483 | £11,521 (285th) | £11,971 (245th) | £9,088 (370th) | £8,793 (287th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £661 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £512 (207th) | £772 (164th) | £1,246 | £2,248 (58th) | £859 (joint 182nd with 1 other) | £1,011 (169th) | £425 (joint 264th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £668 (169th) | £452 (225th) | 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 | £6,202 (109th) | £862 (283rd) | £873 (325th) | £822 | £1,624 (150th) | £1,148 (203rd) | £2,155 (joint 64th with 1 other) | £1,792 (106th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,814 (150th) | £3,920 (205th) | £2,579 | £6,348 (93rd) | £4,696 (129th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,203 (joint 320th with 2 others) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £0 | £1,986 (joint 93rd with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 87th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 86th with 2 others) | £1,986 (joint 84th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,608 (14th) | £0 | £2,945 (20th) |
| Total | £143,565 (398th) | £146,719 (325th) | £140,133 (283rd) | £130,027 | £134,279 (123rd) | £136,828 (52nd) | £121,376 (138th) | £94,730 (174th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £790 (517th). Rail £9,830 (48th). Other: Mileage £82 (55th). Rail £668 (31st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £932 (530th). Rail £10,517 (39th). Misc £96 (166th).