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Mark Fisher
Former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 9,774 votes. — 77th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Fisher voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House (22 Feb 2010) has video
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Oxford, West and Abingdon (Dr. Harris), and to pay tribute to the part that he has played in getting us where we are today. He played an enormous part in ensuring that the amendment was tabled, and in working so constructively and coherently with the Leader of the House and members of all parties. That is an admirable example of the way in which...”
- Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House (22 Feb 2010) has video
“Certainly not. He is first, foremost and always a democrat. In the excellent speech in which he effectively introduced the motion-I hope the Leader of the House will forgive me for saying that-my hon. Friend said, "We are nearly there." The question is, who are the "we" and where is the "there" that we are near? With one or two very creditable exceptions-it is vital, in any debate, to hear...”
- Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House (22 Feb 2010) has video
“I entirely agree with my hon. Friend, but it is more a rebalancing of two distinct roles: that of the Executive-who have a role of their own in proposing legislation, imposing taxation and taking action on behalf of this country-and that of this House. The two are often confused, but the role of this House is to hold the Government to account, scrutinise them, ask them severe questions and...”
More of Mark Fisher's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 59 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 519 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 | £20,063 (279th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £16,524 (477th) | £9,441 | £6,891 (593rd) | £11,324 (548th) | £17,932 (438th) | £14,773 (381st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £7,332 (620th) | £8,211 (612th) | £7,081 (636th) | £7,562 | £5,242 (645th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,925 (385th) | £7,932 (577th) |
| Staffing costs | £74,665 (602nd) | £99,814 (19th) | £95,941 (16th) | £86,407 | £79,597 (49th) | £71,531 (148th) | £65,212 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £60,543 (19th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,465 (280th) | £5,940 (417th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,389 (275th)1 | £8,064 (294th)2 | £6,317 (381st)3 | £5,993 | £11,095 (301st) | £10,073 (321st) | £10,923 (288th) | £8,263 (310th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £322 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £240 (300th) | £244 (joint 307th with 2 others) | £0 | £219 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £1,525 (joint 575th with 1 other) | £493 (joint 496th with 1 other) | £658 (joint 435th with 1 other) | £352 | £355 (571st) | £556 (joint 481st with 1 other) | £1,113 (joint 285th with 1 other) | £616 (502nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £600 (603rd) | £2,038 (joint 408th with 1 other) | £808 | £1,576 (481st) | £1,829 (joint 443rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th with 4 others) | £1,157 (169th) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,761 (588th) | £147,664 (309th) | £129,960 (451st) | £110,563 | £106,941 (578th) | £116,078 (390th) | £115,071 (279th) | £94,093 (188th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,248 (161st). Rail £4,141 (231st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,816 (30th). Rail £1,248 (405th).