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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.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- 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.
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- 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).