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Kerry McCarthy

Labour MP for Bristol East

  • Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (since 10 Jun 2009)

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 8,621 votes. — 265th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Kerry McCarthy 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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, South West Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Health, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Sign Language, Housing, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, Somaliland, Primates: Pets

(based on written questions asked by Kerry McCarthy and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Voluntary Organisations: Domestic Violence (22 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent representations her Department has received from specialist voluntary sector organisations dealing with violence against women on the future funding of that sector.”

More of Kerry McCarthy's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 70 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 13 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 147 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kerry McCarthy speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£21,266 (328th) £21,760 (286th) £21,139        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£17,395 (374th) £24,325 (113th) £22,992        
Staffing Allowance£94,398 (joint 65th) £90,611 (joint 60th) £73,851        
Communications Allowance£9,314 (252nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£4,563 (490th)* £6,063 (401st)** £5,851        
Members' Staff Travel£297 (joint 280th) £559 (209th) £908        
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£949 (244th) £2,450 (65th) £1,064        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£530 (611th) £8,479 (49th) £1,062 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,322 (159th) £1,240 (joint 72nd) £930        
Other Costs£3,001 (43rd) £0 £0        
Total£153,035 (215th) £155,487 (45th) £127,797        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,102 (510th). Rail £3,461 (265th).

** Car £2,825 (336th). Rail £3,238 (250th).