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John Cummings
Labour MP for Easington
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next 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
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 against 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, Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Immigration Control — [Mr. John Cummings in the Chair] (6 Jan 2010)
“I intend to call hon. Members to make the winding-up speeches at half past the hour.”
- Immigration Control — [Mr. John Cummings in the Chair] (6 Jan 2010)
“Order. Behave yourselves and we will get through the debate.”
- Immigration Control — [Mr. John Cummings in the Chair] (6 Jan 2010)
“Order.”
More of John Cummings's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- 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.
- 53 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Cummings speaks.
- 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
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Hours: 1 hour. Fee donated directly to charity. (Registered 8 July 2009).
Fee of £30 for completing opinion survey from AVIVA Insurance UK Limited, 8 Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3NG. Hours: 45mins. Fee donated directly to charity. (Registered 8 July 2009)
Fee of £50 for completing survey for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Hours: 30mins. Fee donated directly to charity. (Registered 25 August 2009)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £19,460 (311th) | £22,075 (291st) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £14,448 (483rd) | £19,365 (337th) | £15,590 (278th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,843 (539th) | £12,294 (534th) | £10,874 (612th) | £13,056 | £13,632 (539th) | £18,246 (440th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £8,100 (569th) |
| Staffing costs | £110,334 (14th) | £99,549 (23rd) | £96,841 (13th) | £91,024 | £75,675 (128th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £64,668 (324th) | £55,405 (64th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £20,211 (19th)3 | £17,456 (39th)2 | £17,690 (31st)1 | £16,811 | £20,425 (51st) | £20,851 (46th) | £23,585 (25th) | £17,870 (30th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,726 (7th) | £2,272 (18th) | £2,726 (18th) | £2,726 | £3,933 (9th) | £3,186 (15th) | £1,854 (58th) | £1,220 (joint 105th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £1,815 (535th) | £227 (joint 614th with 2 others) | £643 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £331 | £319 (587th) | £590 (469th) | £302 (joint 612th with 1 other) | £646 (490th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £988 (568th) | £1,445 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £1,149 | £1,232 (540th) | £1,035 (559th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,183 (joint 351st with 3 others) | £990 (joint 430th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,946 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £1,946 (joint 197th with 1 other) | £1,921 (joint 256th with 2 others) | £1,921 (joint 242nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £166,388 (110th) | £156,044 (170th) | £153,319 (61st) | £146,731 | £138,064 (82nd) | £128,325 (149th) | £129,929 (33rd) | £100,752 (84th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,644 (35th). Rail £10,812 (28th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,168 (39th). Rail £14,043 (8th).