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Michael Clapham
Labour MP for Barnsley West & Penistone
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 11,314 votes. — 112th 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 Michael Clapham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 7 Oct 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Work-related Illness, Miners' Compensation, Fire Service, Fire and Rescue Service, Mesothelioma
(based on written questions asked by Michael Clapham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claims for osteoarthritis of the knee have been received from coal miners and former coal miners since osteoarthritis of the knee became a prescribed industrial disease; how many have resulted in an award of industrial injury disablement benefit; and how many have resulted in an appeal to a medical appeal tribunal.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Power Cuts (5 Nov 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend say how much gas there is in 10 GW? I understand that demand is for something like 22 GW of gas-fired electricity. If that is correct, in the next 20 years we could be over-dependent on gas, so does he intend to take measures to cap gas in the energy mix?”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (29 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria have been agreed with examining doctors for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee in coal miners and former coal miners; and what steps her Department has taken to advise examining doctors of these criteria.”
More of Michael Clapham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Clapham speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 276 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £20,256 (381st) | £19,592 (joint 403rd) | £20,549 | £16,095 (456th) | £16,783 (417th) | £16,083 (493rd) | £14,690 (joint 387th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,052 (615th) | £11,483 (606th) | £13,581 | £13,398 (547th) | £12,410 (611th) | £10,203 (621st) | £11,629 (474th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £62,689 (628th) | £61,794 (628th) | £62,915 | £53,353 (636th) | £55,295 (628th) | £52,461 (609th) | £42,431 (460th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,121 (497th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,879 (359th)* | £6,316 (382nd)** | £6,209 | £10,370 (324th) | £10,347 (317th) | £10,979 (287th) | £8,930 (279th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £277 (joint 289th) | £0 | £240 | £181 (375th) | £510 (266th) | £388 (290th) | £1,044 (127th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,091 (116th) | 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 | £223 (618th) | £493 (531st) | £431 | £1,233 (223rd) | £481 (522nd) | £1,249 (229th) | £1,134 (285th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,812 (410th) | £1,767 (448th) | £999 | £3,935 (192nd) | £680 (610th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,310 (joint 167th) | £1,065 (joint 305th) | £813 | £1,799 (joint 456th) | £1,799 (joint 448th) | £1,799 (joint 428th) | £985 (563rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £106,710 (626th) | £102,510 (624th) | £105,737 | £100,364 (617th) | £98,305 (605th) | £93,162 (598th) | £80,843 (471st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,421 (75th). Rail £1,372 (396th). Other: Rail £86 (128th).