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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 very strongly for the hunting ban. 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 for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. 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 against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. 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, Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, 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, Bribery Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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)
- Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber (29 Feb 2012)
“Public Bodies (Sustainable Food) Bill - Second reading – Joan Walley. ”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 51 — Period of entitlement to contributory allowance (1 Feb 2012)
“Does my right hon. Friend share my concern about those constituents of mine who have had strokes and who are not able to return to work within that period of time, and the concern that DWP officials are implementing the legislation in advance of its being on the statute book?”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with HM Treasury on the use of the £200 million additional funding recently announced to incentivise take-up of the Green Deal.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 79 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 74.40% 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") 424 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £75 received on 18 March 2011 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion survey in February 2011. Hours: 40 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 13 April 2011)
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for participating in opinion research panel.
£75 received on 10 January 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£150 received on 15 April 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£75 received on 28 April 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£75 received on 13 June 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£75 received on 24 June 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£75 received on 26 July 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
£75 received on 29 November 2011. Hours: 40 mins. (Registered 13 January 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
A researcher in my office provides part-time support to the All-Party Parliamentary Lighting Group of which I am Joint Chair, for which he is paid by the Lighting Industry Federation. (Updated 13 January 2012)
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £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).