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Mark Durkan
Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Foyle, Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Foyle
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Majority: 5,957 votes. — 420th 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 Mark Durkan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, International Development, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): HIV/AIDS, Pensioners, Civil Service, Housing, Interuterine Insemination
(based on written questions asked by Mark Durkan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Petition — Hospital Parking Charges (Cheshire): Bank Lending Policies (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Will the Exchequer Secretary give way?”
- Petition — Hospital Parking Charges (Cheshire): Bank Lending Policies (1 Jul 2009) has video
“I am grateful to the Exchequer Secretary for giving way to me. Will the FSA also focus on the bespoke banking market in Northern Ireland, which is very different from the banking market elsewhere? Scotland also has different conditions. Will the FSA take those into account?”
- Petition — Hospital Parking Charges (Cheshire): Bank Lending Policies (1 Jul 2009) has video
“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”
More of Mark Durkan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 27% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 163 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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 | £20,796 (358th) | £21,190 (336th) | £18,105 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,882 (114th) | £21,604 (joint 201st) | £25,787 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £85,326 (406th) | £82,963 (373rd) | £71,595 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,841 (380th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,615 (202nd)* | £12,179 (125th)** | £10,884 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £661 (155th) | £244 (joint 307th) | £2,075 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £661 (172nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £601 (34th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £237 (611th) | £313 (602nd) | £340 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £545 (610th) | £1,284 (540th) | £426 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th) | £1,082 (joint 276th) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £149,364 (280th) | £140,859 (265th) | £130,294 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,721 (422nd). Rail £707 (471st). Air £8,125 (58th). Misc £62 (185th).
** Car £2,423 (374th). Rail £1,336 (396th). Air £8,420 (57th).