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John Spellar
Labour MP for Warley
- Also represented Warley West; Birmingham, Northfield
- Entered Parliament on 28 October 1982 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Spellar voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Departmental Expenditure, Drinking Water, Departmental Staff, Departments: Energy
(based on written questions asked by John Spellar and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Civil Disorder (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department took to ensure expeditious hearing of cases following the public disorder in August 2011.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Civil Service Pensions (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions he has had on pensions for senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 173 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 78.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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 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") 553 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: David Menton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare and accommodation; estimated value £1,970
Destination of visit: Israel
Date of visit: 6-8 February 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and participate in the 2011 Herzliya Defence and Security Conference
(Registered 17 February 2011)
Name of donor: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Address of donor: Arundel House, 13–15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £4,143
Destination of visit: Singapore
Date of visit: 2–5 June 2011
Purpose of visit: 10th IISS Asia Security Summit
(Registered 20 June 2011)
Name of donor: Australia Israel Cultural Exchange
Address of donor: Suite 838, St Kilda Road Towers, 1 Queen’s Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,420
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 7-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: participation in the Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue.
(Registered 27 January 2012)
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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.
| 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 | £10,460 (500th) | £11,779 (532nd) | £10,764 (557th) | £10,666 | £10,455 (563rd) | £10,005 (564th) | £10,899 (582nd) | £9,167 (577th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £12,297 (527th) | £9,799 (596th) | £11,093 (610th) | £9,686 | £8,463 (626th) | £18,294 (431st) | £8,857 (633rd) | £8,098 (570th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,038 (126th) | £85,941 (385th) | £76,315 (537th) | £74,200 | £74,735 (150th) | £69,897 (193rd) | £64,250 (334th) | £47,270 (270th) |
| Communications Allowance | £516 (585th) | £9,102 (274th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,634 (463rd)1 | £4,754 (479th)2 | £5,265 (453rd)3 | £5,202 | £6,272 (489th) | £5,879 (487th) | £5,799 (496th) | £5,633 (440th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £101 (joint 340th with 1 other) | £605 (174th) | £605 (197th) | £1,210 | £1,745 (98th) | £1,131 (141st) | £1,234 (127th) | £541 (231st) |
| 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 | £2,968 (380th) | £342 (565th) | £637 (joint 453rd with 1 other) | £834 | £603 (450th) | £382 (joint 568th with 1 other) | £255 (628th) | £412 (584th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £975 (572nd) | £3,185 (269th) | £3,733 | £2,263 (365th) | £870 (584th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,029 (joint 556th with 2 others) | £1,149 (joint 172nd with 2 others) | £904 | £1,372 (613th) | £1,372 (601st) | £1,372 (583rd) | £468 (606th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,015 (532nd) | £124,326 (576th) | £109,013 (609th) | £106,435 | £107,526 (574th) | £109,404 (516th) | £94,193 (595th) | £72,816 (569th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,535 (123rd). Rail £99 (560th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,534 (156th). Rail £220 (531st).