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John Cummings
Labour MP for Easington
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 18,636 votes. — 3rd 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 John Cummings voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Voted moderately for 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
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, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Police
(based on written questions asked by John Cummings and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Suicide: Easington (18 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many suicides there were in Easington constituency in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.”
- Written Answers — Health: Dentistry: Easington (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there are in Easington constituency; and how many patients received NHS services from those dentists in the last 24 month period for which information is available.”
More of John Cummings's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well 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 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 29 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 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 | £22,075 (291st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £14,448 (483rd) | £19,365 (337th) | £15,590 (278th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £12,294 (534th) | £10,874 (612th) | £13,056 | £13,632 (539th) | £18,246 (440th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £8,100 (569th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £99,549 (23rd) | £96,841 (13th) | £91,024 | £75,675 (128th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,668 (324th) | £55,405 (64th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £17,456 (39th)* | £17,690 (31st)** | £16,811 | £20,425 (51st) | £20,851 (46th) | £23,585 (25th) | £17,870 (30th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,272 (18th) | £2,726 (18th) | £2,726 | £3,933 (9th) | £3,186 (15th) | £1,854 (58th) | £1,220 (joint 105th) |
| 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 | £227 (joint 614th) | £643 (joint 449th) | £331 | £319 (587th) | £590 (469th) | £302 (joint 612th) | £646 (490th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £988 (568th) | £1,445 (joint 512th) | £1,149 | £1,232 (540th) | £1,035 (559th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,183 (joint 351st) | £990 (joint 430th) | £0 | £1,946 (joint 202nd) | £1,946 (joint 197th) | £1,921 (joint 256th) | £1,921 (joint 242nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,044 (170th) | £153,319 (61st) | £146,731 | £138,064 (82nd) | £128,325 (149th) | £129,929 (33rd) | £100,752 (84th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,644 (35th). Rail £10,812 (28th).