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John Mann
Labour MP for Bassetlaw
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Mann voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Miners' Compensation, Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Departmental Air Travel, Coal Health Claims, Freedom of Information
(based on written questions asked by John Mann and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of 32)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)
“Despite my warnings in the Chamber, this Government closed the Newark accident and emergency department, as a consequence of which there has been a 37% increase in deaths. I know that the Secretary of State is too much of a survivor ever to dare to mess with Bassetlaw A and E, but does he agree that the reconfiguration of services in London has absolutely nothing to do with the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Firearms Offences (21 May 2013)
“How many prison staff have current unspent convictions for firearms offences.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Firearms Offences (21 May 2013)
“Rebecca Knighton was sacked using fabricated evidence, Steve Casey resigned following the illegal use of CCTV, and now, I understand, a senior manager has been convicted of a firearms offence but not sacked. Will the Minister meet me to discuss the managerial chaos at Ranby prison?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 212 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 73.15% 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") 293 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £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).