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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Cummings voted on key issues since 2001:

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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, Police, Dentistry

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

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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.”

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Numerology

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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 of Members' Interests

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Visits to the Stadium of Light as a guest of the Chairman of Sunderland AFC.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Parliamentary adviser to the National Association of Licensed House Managers. Honorary position, not remunerated in any form.
Parliamentary adviser to the National Association of Councillors. Honorary position, not remunerated in any form.

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

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Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£22,110 (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
Incidental Expenses Provision£10,874 (612th)£13,056£13,632 (539th)£18,246 (440th)£18,234 (joint 1st)£8,100 (569th)
Staffing Allowance£96,841 (13th)£91,024£75,675 (128th)£68,023 (joint 228th)£64,668 (324th)£55,405 (64th)
Members' Travel£17,690 (31st)*£16,811£20,425 (51st)£20,851 (46th)£23,585 (25th)£17,870 (30th)
Members' Staff Travel£2,726 (18th)£2,726£3,933 (9th)£3,186 (15th)£1,854 (58th)£1,220 (joint 105th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£643 (joint 449th)£331£319 (587th)£590 (469th)£302 (joint 612th)£646 (490th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,445 (joint 512th)£1,149£1,232 (540th)£1,035 (559th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£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
Total£153,319 (61st)£146,731£138,064 (82nd)£128,325 (149th)£129,929 (33rd)£100,752 (84th)

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