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Martin Caton
Labour MP for Gower
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 6,703 votes. — 340th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Martin Caton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Kenya, Unexploded Ordnance, Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, Asylum Seekers
(based on written questions asked by Martin Caton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Child Poverty Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Health Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 94 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £13,022 (518th) | £19,967 (389th) | £18,303 | £7,995 (586th) | £8,329 (590th) | £14,687 (529th) | £15,337 (318th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,366 (483rd) | £15,995 (542nd) | £11,370 | £12,683 (561st) | £14,672 (574th) | £14,897 (553rd) | £12,391 (451st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,769 (422nd) | £77,978 (502nd) | £77,330 | £74,202 (178th) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £44,966 (366th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,738 (200th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,597 (372nd)* | £6,548 (362nd)** | £6,587 | £9,214 (363rd) | £9,574 (339th) | £7,388 (434th) | £6,999 (367th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £10 (joint 436th) | £0 | £7 (469th) | £128 (joint 400th) | £40 (452nd) | £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 | £258 (604th) | £296 (joint 607th) | £383 | £424 (joint 545th) | £363 (joint 574th) | £725 (joint 461st) | £256 (624th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,479 (477th) | £880 (598th) | £1,923 | £1,684 (460th) | £973 (571st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,095 (497th) | £873 (joint 577th) | £276 | £1,838 (joint 413th) | £1,838 (joint 406th) | £1,562 (joint 515th) | £1,562 (joint 436th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £2,635 (39th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,324 (521st) | £125,182 (511th) | £116,172 | £108,047 (568th) | £105,775 (558th) | £104,895 (488th) | £81,511 (465th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,258 (85th). Rail £1,339 (398th).