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Michael Clapham
Former Labour MP for Barnsley West and Penistone
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 11,314 votes. — 113th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Clapham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (8 Apr 2010) has video
“My right hon. Friend will be aware that, on 1 October 2008, we introduced a modified pneumoconiosis scheme. That allows a miner who was employed by British Coal to claim a compensation payment, either under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 or the 1974 scheme. However, is he aware that a man who has been employed in the private sector since 1994 can claim only under...”
- Written Answers — Health: Health Services: Asbestos (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress his Department has made towards establishing a network of research practitioners for asbestos-related diseases.”
- Written Answers — Health: Mesothelioma (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects his Department to provide updated leaflets with information for those with mesothelioma.”
More of Michael Clapham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74.69% of votes in this 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.
- 36 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 283 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £22,005 (196th) | £20,256 (381st) | £19,592 (joint 403rd with 1 other) | £20,549 | £16,095 (456th) | £16,783 (417th) | £16,083 (493rd) | £14,690 (joint 387th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,216 (592nd) | £8,052 (615th) | £11,483 (606th) | £13,581 | £13,398 (547th) | £12,410 (611th) | £10,203 (621st) | £11,629 (474th) |
| Staffing costs | £63,930 (629th) | £62,689 (628th) | £61,794 (628th) | £62,915 | £53,353 (636th) | £55,295 (628th) | £52,461 (609th) | £42,431 (460th) |
| Communications Allowance | £885 (575th) | £4,121 (497th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,100 (374th)1 | £6,879 (359th)2 | £6,316 (382nd)3 | £6,209 | £10,370 (324th) | £10,347 (317th) | £10,979 (287th) | £8,930 (279th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £277 (joint 289th with 2 others) | £0 | £240 | £181 (375th) | £510 (266th) | £388 (290th) | £1,044 (127th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,423 (85th) | £1,091 (116th) | 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 | £1,710 (555th) | £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 with 2 others) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £813 | £1,799 (joint 456th with 1 other) | £1,799 (joint 448th with 1 other) | £1,799 (joint 428th with 1 other) | £985 (563rd) | |
| Other Costs | £2,247 (63rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £107,517 (618th) | £106,710 (626th) | £102,510 (624th) | £105,737 | £100,364 (617th) | £98,305 (605th) | £93,162 (598th) | £80,843 (471st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,951 (96th). Rail £1,056 (451st). Air £93 (157th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,421 (75th). Rail £1,372 (396th). Other: Rail £86 (128th).