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John Grogan

Labour MP for Selby


  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Majority: 467 votes. — 626th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Grogan voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Contracts, Large Combustion Plants Directive, Forensic Science Service, Gas Supplies, A69: Greenhead

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009)

“Ofcom, the regulator, has estimated that the residual value of the ITV licence will be £45 million after the digital switchover, because of the use of the spectrum and ITV's position No. 3 on the electronic programme guide. Furthermore, the value of advertising in the regional news slot is estimated at about £25 million. Why cannot that £70 million be used to fund regional and...”

Addiction to Medicines (16 Jun 2009)

“Will my hon. Friend say more about benzodiazepines? Is there a further case for getting more statistical information about addiction levels, across PCTs? Is that a possible role for Government? Also, does my hon. Friend recognise that where there have been specialist clinics those have made quite a difference in dealing with addiction?”

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

“The hon. Gentleman mentioned in passing the letter from business leaders to The Times. I do not think that he should underplay the significance of that. It is new information that has emerged since the House last debated this issue. The bosses of Carphone Warehouse, BSkyB, Sainsbury's and many other businesses concluded that the business case for the third runway did not stack up.”

More of John Grogan's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 76 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Grogan speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 197 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I write a column for The Morning Advertiser every five weeks (£250 per article). (Up to £5,000)
6. Overseas visits
4-6 May 2009, to Qatar to attend the 9th Doha forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade as part of the Britain-Qatar All-Party Group delegation. Flights to and from Qatar and accommodation paid by the Government of Qatar. (Registered 26 May 2009)
6-9 May 2009, to the United Arab Emirates on a fact-finding visit. Accommodation and hospitality provided by Mashreq Bank. I paid for my flights between Qatar and UAE. (Registered 26 May 2009)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,561 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £16,114 (157th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,757 (195th) £23,929 (123rd) £19,880 £18,406 (321st) £18,799 (joint 13th) £18,210 (joint 259th) £12,644 (436th)
Staffing Allowance£91,086 (150th) £83,836 (339th) £84,125 £75,132 (138th) £71,773 (joint 85th) £69,212 (joint 77th) £49,781 (188th)
Communications Allowance£2,220 (550th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£14,125 (101st)* £18,443 (24th)** £19,642 £27,431 (13th) £25,917 (19th) £24,490 (22nd) £18,678 (26th)
Members' Staff Travel£1,204 (73rd) £1,542 (65th) £2,145 £2,310 (54th) £1,085 (148th) £868 (188th) £913 (148th)
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£830 (joint 294th) £1,346 (187th) £846 £1,734 (137th) £809 (351st) £1,361 (196th) £963 (346th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,758 (158th) £5,469 (joint 123rd) £2,785 £2,884 (281st) £1,833 (442nd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,414 (61st) £1,338 (32nd) £0 £1,941 (219th) £1,941 (215th) £1,941 (212th) £1,941 (202nd)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£158,477 (119th) £158,013 (29th) £150,984 £150,740 (22nd) £142,490 (23rd) £135,804 (12th) £101,034 (79th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,740 (319th). Rail £9,001 (66th). Air £971 (100th). Other: Rail £476 (45th). Air £425 (11th). European £512 (102nd).

** 3rd party £3,570 (3rd). Rail £13,242 (5th). Air £633 (136th). European £998 (42nd).