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Mark Fisher
Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 9,774 votes. — 76th 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 Fisher voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Identity Cards, Police, Sevso Treasure, Child Support Agency, Education Maintenance Allowance
(based on written questions asked by Mark Fisher and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (25 Jun 2009)
“May I congratulate the Leader of the House on recognising the strength of support for the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath) yesterday, and on giving herself and the Government more time to think carefully about these matters? When she does so, will she think particularly carefully about the distinction between Government time and time that should properly...”
- Business of the House (7 May 2009) has video
“Does the Leader of the House accept that the views expressed by the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath) about the scrutiny of legislation on Report are shared and sympathised with across the whole House? Large chunks of major Bills—such as the Policing and Crime Bill, which the hon. Gentleman mentioned, and the Coroners and Justice Bill—are passing unscrutinised, and...”
More of Mark Fisher's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 502 times in debates — above 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 (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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £16,524 (477th) | £9,441 | £6,891 (593rd) | £11,324 (548th) | £17,932 (438th) | £14,773 (381st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,211 (612th) | £7,081 (636th) | £7,562 | £5,242 (645th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,925 (385th) | £7,932 (577th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £99,814 (19th) | £95,941 (16th) | £86,407 | £79,597 (49th) | £71,531 (148th) | £65,212 (joint 291st) | £60,543 (19th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,940 (417th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,064 (294th)* | £6,317 (381st)** | £5,993 | £11,095 (301st) | £10,073 (321st) | £10,923 (288th) | £8,263 (310th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £240 (300th) | £244 (joint 307th) | £0 | £219 (joint 359th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £493 (joint 496th) | £658 (joint 435th) | £352 | £355 (571st) | £556 (joint 481st) | £1,113 (joint 285th) | £616 (502nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £600 (603rd) | £2,038 (joint 408th) | £808 | £1,576 (481st) | £1,829 (joint 443rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,219 (joint 296th) | £1,157 (169th) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,664 (309th) | £129,960 (451st) | £110,563 | £106,941 (578th) | £116,078 (390th) | £115,071 (279th) | £94,093 (188th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,816 (30th). Rail £1,248 (405th).