• Labour MP for Easington
• Majority: 18,636 votes. — 2nd out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How John Cummings voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Industrial Diseases, Incapacity Benefit, Drugs, Police, Dentistry

(based on written questions asked by John Cummings and answered by departments)

Post Office Closures (Shropshire) (17 Jun 2008)

“Order. Will Members please leave the Chamber in silence? Members of the public should also leave in silence.”

Written Answers — Health: Influenza: Vaccinations (14 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many influenza vaccinations were given in Easington constituency in each year since 2004.”

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Housing (12 May 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many homes for service personnel there are in (a) Northumberland and (b) County Durham.”

More of John Cummings's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing.
• People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 47 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Cummings speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 11 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £6,450 (50th). Rail £11,240 (21st).