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John Cryer
Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead

  • Also represented Hornchurch
  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Cryer voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
  • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
  • Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Constitutional Treaty, European Constitution, Hospital Treatment, Prison Service, English Language: Education

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Business of the House (16 May 2013)

“May I press the Leader of the House further on the issue of a register of lobbyists? We have already had one lengthy consultation, myriad answers from the Dispatch Box and two private Members’ Bills, including a particularly brilliant one in my name. If the Government had got behind that Bill, it would now be on the statute book.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Corporate Tax Evasion (14 May 2013)

“The Minister will be aware that some employers are increasingly using payroll companies and umbrella companies to avoid paying tax and national insurance. What can the Government do to address that tendency?”

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No. 2) Bill: (25 Apr 2013)

“Further to that point of order, Mr Amess, and to the points made by the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham. The way I read parliamentary procedure is that the intention of the Committee is not relevant. It is what happened in the Committee. If we had to base what happened in Committees or on the Floor of the House, as it is the same procedure to a large extent, on the intention of the House...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 75.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 151 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Leyton and Wanstead CLP
(a) Address of donor: c/o The Labour Party, One Brewers Green, Buckingham Gate, London SW1H 0RH
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,731 net total raised at a fundraising event on 21 November 2012 for the benefit of Leyton and Wanstead CLP. No individual registrable donations were received.
(a) Donor status: unincorporated association
(a) (Registered 9 January 2013)

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).

Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £0 £4,571 (599th) £8,680 (581st) £13,600 (551st) £13,050 (joint 483rd with 1 other)
London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs      £2,337 £19,129 (206th) £18,252 (joint 438th with 1 other) £14,911 (552nd) £18,572 (219th)
Staffing costs      £19,748 £77,606 (72nd) £74,038 (62nd) £68,099 (146th) £49,044 (214th)
Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel      £267 £3,809 (575th) £1,429 (627th) £1,560 (624th) £981 (joint 629th with 1 other)
Members' Staff Travel      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery      £150 £6,343 (12th) £1,249 (joint 169th with 1 other) £1,118 (282nd) £1,046 (309th)
Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £315 £23,802 (6th) £2,725 (300th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £1,773 (joint 477th with 1 other) £1,773 (joint 468th with 1 other) £1,934 (joint 226th with 7 others) £1,934 (joint 215th with 7 others)
Other Costs      £34,470 £0 £1,465 (57th) £0 £0
Total      £57,287 £137,033 (90th) £109,611 (514th) £101,222 (530th) £84,627 (420th)