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Jon Cruddas MP
- Labour MP for Dagenham
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 7,605 votes. — 185th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jon Cruddas voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Treasury, Home Department, Transport, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Thames Gateway, Minimum Wage: Enforcement, Thames Gateway Bridge, Sustainable Communities (East London), Mesothelioma
(based on written questions asked by Jon Cruddas and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Low Pay (Migrant Workers) (3 Jun 2008)
“I know it is customary as part of the protocol on these occasions to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Elmet (Colin Burgon) on securing the debate, but I also wish to do so because of the content of his contribution. He touched on some profoundly difficult territory in terms of race, class and demographic change in this country, but he navigated through those issues creatively and...”
- Low Pay (Migrant Workers) (3 Jun 2008)
“I tentatively suggest that it would be naive to assume otherwise, especially given the whole supply chain involved in public procurement. I would not be shocked to the core by the possibility that the House, through its contract regime, was employing unregularised migrants, or paying migrants and indigenous employees below what was set out in statutory terms and conditions of employment. My...”
- Low Pay (Migrant Workers) (3 Jun 2008)
“That is right. My hon. Friend the Member for Elmet referred to the fact that there might be a different combination of forces in London, as opposed to other parts of the country, and it is worth dwelling on the situation in London, which I touched on earlier. There are compound abuses. There is the Home Office's systemic failure and the fact that people are often provided with appalling legal...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 comments 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.
- 99 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jon Cruddas speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 42 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,055 (240th) | £21,535 | £19,646 (323rd) | £20,250 (joint 215th) | £19,631 (joint 293rd) | £14,854 (371st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,683 (560th) | £19,501 | £11,317 (590th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,596 (joint 436th) | £37,004 (9th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,017 (260th) | £84,417 | £78,042 (60th) | £82,484 (1st) | £69,477 (76th) | £38,807 (533rd) |
| Members' Travel | £3,064 (553rd)* | £3,118 | £4,786 (542nd) | £5,054 (520th) | £5,338 (510th) | £4,345 (498th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £597 (479th) | £211 | £726 (392nd) | £1,018 (245th) | £1,646 (131st) | £1,114 (joint 290th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,560 (331st) | £1,034 | £285 (636th) | £2,982 (266th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £980 (joint 449th) | £0 | £1,968 (joint 134th) | £1,968 (joint 127th) | £1,968 (joint 126th) | £1,968 (joint 121st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £129,956 (452nd) | £129,816 | £116,770 (465th) | £132,555 (88th) | £115,656 (265th) | £98,092 (115th) |
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Previous MPs in this constituency
Nearby constituencies
- Barking (2 miles)
- Hornchurch (3 miles)
- Ilford South (3 miles)
- Romford (3 miles)
- East Ham (4 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 22 Nov 2007)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
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