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John Leech
Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester, Withington
- Shadow Transport Minister (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 667 votes. — 604th 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 Leech voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Transport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Conditions of Employment, Dentistry, Roads: Accidents, Departmental Contracts, Departmental Pay
(based on written questions asked by John Leech and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Civil Servants: Pay (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the total amount of bonuses paid to members of the senior civil service in his Department was in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Departmental Contracts (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs formerly undertaken by staff of his Department have been outsourced to external companies in each of the last five years; and to which companies.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Contracts (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many jobs formerly undertaken by staff of his Department have been outsourced to external companies in each of the last five years; and to which companies.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — above 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 74 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £8,684 (531st) | £12,993 (520th) | £19,287 (412th) | £21,437 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £22,652 (joint 95th with 1 other) | £17,380 (375th) | £19,268 (415th) | £25,237 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £99,257 (188th) | £94,425 (64th) | £87,371 (150th) | £77,239 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,106 (230th) | £9,772 (joint 192nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,833 (206th)3 | £7,660 (316th)2 | £9,502 (241st)1 | £13,524 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £537 (149th) | £406 (236th) | £161 (joint 344th with 1 other) | £610 | ||||
| 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 | £4,253 (238th) | £970 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £2,596 (59th) | £2,529 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,820 (149th) | £5,347 (128th) | £7,747 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,008 (joint 569th with 2 others) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £2,880 (35th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £155,321 (259th) | £148,434 (298th) | £147,342 (130th) | £149,253 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,433 (164th). Rail £2,622 (316th). Misc £164 (134th). Other: European £441 (113th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,904 (196th). Rail £4,309 (221st). Air £190 (145th). Misc £428 (84th). Other: European £1,002 (53rd).
1 Car £4,421 (203rd). Rail £4,922 (178th). Air £159 (220th).