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Michael Clapham
Labour MP for Barnsley West & Penistone
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 11,314 votes. — 113th 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 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, 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, Industrial Diseases: Compensation, Fire and Rescue Service
(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)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Topical Questions (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Last week, I met a group of members of a miners' support group to discuss the application of industrial injuries disablement benefit for osteoarthritis of the knee, and they complained of wide variations between assessments given throughout the regions. Will my Ministers ask their medical advisers to look at the medical process to ensure that it is applied uniformly at centres throughout the...”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, North (Jim Sheridan) on securing this debate. It is an important debate and he has covered the issues affecting Colombia comprehensively. Indeed, when one also takes into account what the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) has just said about his involvement with and understanding of Colombia, it makes for an...”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“I do not think that I am in danger of confusing those issues. We have evidence that the director of the security services is so involved in thuggery that we should keep our distance from him. We should pass instructions down the line to our embassy in Bogota saying that we should not invite people to dinners at the British embassy when we know that they have been involved in the violation of...”
More of Michael Clapham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 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 75% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 280 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 (628th) | £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)3 | £6,879 (359th)2 | £6,316 (382nd)1 | £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 (620th) | £106,710 (626th) | £102,510 (624th) | £105,737 | £100,364 (617th) | £98,305 (605th) | £93,162 (598th) | £80,843 (471st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,421 (75th). Rail £1,372 (396th). Other: Rail £86 (128th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,951 (96th). Rail £1,056 (451st). Air £93 (157th).