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John Mann
Labour MP for Bassetlaw

    • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How John Mann voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Departmental Air Travel, Coal Health Claims, Freedom of Information

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Mobile Phones (16 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many households' digital television reception will be affected by 4G mobile services once such services come into operation.”

    Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Mobile Phones (16 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what plans he has to require mobile telephone operators winning the spectrum auction to provide funding to rectify any loss of digital television reception to consumers as a result of the introduction of 4G services; (2) what his policy is on requiring mobile telephone operators winning the spectrum auction to pay the...”

    Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Mobile Phones (16 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth of 22 March 2012, Official Report, column 791W, on mobile phones: rural areas, what discussions he has had with rural campaign and consumer groups on Ofcom's proposal not to ensure all four mobile network operators have access to sub 1GHz...”

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    • Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 334 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 72.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 279 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
    (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    (b) Name of donor: Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism Foundation
    (b) Address of donor: PO Box 4015, London W1A 6NH
    (b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the salary of a researcher in my office who provides support to the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism of which I am Chairman; value £30,000
    (b) Date of receipt: May 2011
    (b) Date of acceptance: May 2011
    (b) Donor status: charity
    (b) (Registered 21 December 2011)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor:
    1)Parliamentary Committee Against Antisemitism Foundation
    2)Ukranian Jewish Committee
    Address of donor:
    1)PO Box 4015, London W1A 6NH
    2)1b Darvina St. 01004, Kyiv, Ukraine
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
    1)Flights and accommodation; £670
    2)Flights; £313
    Destination of visit: Ukraine/Belarus
    Date of visit: 18-22 September 2011
    Purpose of visit: to attend conference and meetings on antisemitism
    (Registered 13 October 2011)
    Name of donor:  Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
    Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,750
    Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Date of visit: 4-7 December 2011
    Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to meet Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various human rights groups 
    (Registered 20 December 2011)
    11. Miscellaneous
    I organised a Westminster Parliamentary Summer School from 8 to 14 July 2011 for 40 Bassetlaw students; financial support provided by EDF Energy and Coventry Building Society, subsidised tickets by East Coast (Directly Operated Railways). (Registered 19 July 2011.)

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (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)
    Staying away from main home£9,800 (515th) £13,114 (517th) £13,233 (526th) £13,690 £16,160 (452nd) £17,551 (390th) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£24,763 (58th) £20,655 (205th) £23,757 (130th) £18,706 £19,078 (219th) £18,796 (joint 213th with 3 others) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £29,307 (33rd)
    Staffing costs£97,223 (266th) £89,935 (231st) £83,958 (337th) £83,713 £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) £67,404 (joint 154th with 7 others) £47,055 (279th)
    Communications Allowance£12,059 (93rd) £9,925 (163rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£9,887 (202nd)1 £9,886 (225th)2 £8,774 (280th)3 £9,185 £9,904 (341st) £9,057 (365th) £10,041 (joint 323rd with 1 other) £8,343 (305th)
    Members' Staff Travel£506 (156th) £636 (joint 162nd with 1 other) £341 (joint 259th with 1 other) £769 £1,503 (119th) £1,480 (joint 103rd with 2 others) £738 (204th) £379 (joint 286th with 1 other)
    Members' Spouse Travel£453 (209th) £327 (joint 255th with 1 other) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £44 (103rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,934 (52nd) £1,767 (55th) £3,473 (36th) £3,386 £4,661 (24th) £3,005 (24th) £3,590 (17th) £3,042 (18th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,205 (45th) £10,528 (30th) £9,030 £13,692 (22nd) £9,130 (30th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,439 (43rd) £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) £180 £2,000 (joint 67th with 7 others) £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) £2,000 (joint 60th with 7 others) £2,000 (joint 59th with 7 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £3,234 (53rd) £0 £0 £1,500 (joint 32nd with 4 others)
    Total£161,625 (174th) £152,933 (219th) £145,273 (170th) £138,659 £144,446 (48th) £132,792 (87th) £121,729 (128th) £109,635 (19th)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,020 (370th). Rail £6,325 (128th). Misc £512 (73rd). Other: Mileage £465 (16th). Rail £41 (138th). European £524 (98th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,222 (373rd). Rail £6,288 (142nd). Misc £66 (181st). Other: Mileage £392 (18th). Rail £42 (159th). European £876 (65th).

    3 Car £2,225 (396th). Rail £4,443 (206th). Air £136 (226th). European £1,970 (9th).