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Mike Gapes
Labour MP for Ilford South
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike Gapes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): UK Border Agency, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Immigration, Entry Clearances
(based on written questions asked by Mike Gapes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (4 out of 18)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“I congratulate the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee on his contribution. I agree with everything he said, with one exception. I do not support the lifting of the EU arms embargo, and it is very important that we recognise that Britain and France are outliers in the European Union. Many other countries have been resisting moves by the UK and French Governments over recent months and...”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“If we are concerned about the civilian deaths from air attacks by the regime, would it not be better to do something about stopping the regime using aircraft and helicopters to attack civilian areas, rather than give sophisticated weaponry to people who might then hand it on to others to use against us in the future?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)
“How does the decision to close the A and E unit at King George hospital in Ilford, which was taken by the Secretary of State’s predecessor, who is sitting next to him, and confirmed by him recently, help to take the pressure off Queen’s hospital in Romford?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 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 68.41% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 511 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £0 | £22,291 (278th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,584 | £20,901 (joint 189th with 5 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,059 (167th) |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £27,429 (24th) | £20,616 (208th) | £19,250 (416th) | £17,921 | £11,949 (581st) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £15,185 (341st) |
| Staffing costs | £97,969 (233rd) | £91,227 (146th) | £88,465 (102nd) | £86,159 | £84,900 (15th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £71,796 (52nd) | £55,743 (60th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,277 (432nd) | £5,898 (419th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,498 (563rd)1 | £3,834 (520th)2 | £3,973 (522nd)3 | £3,857 | £5,271 (526th) | £6,323 (472nd) | £6,419 (joint 469th with 1 other) | £3,679 (531st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £13 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £3,305 (335th) | £572 (447th) | £613 (463rd) | £639 | £495 (507th) | £963 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £965 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | £873 (382nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,800 (412th) | £1,600 (481st) | £960 | £1,260 (533rd) | £1,115 (545th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,425 (53rd) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,029 | £1,892 (joint 314th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 287th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,500 (74th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,907 (428th) | £147,663 (310th) | £137,220 (335th) | £132,149 | £126,668 (260th) | £124,410 (216th) | £119,028 (193rd) | £93,431 (199th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £999 (495th). Rail £1,474 (409th). Misc £5 (250th). Other: Rail £20 (154th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,402 (353rd). Rail £1,387 (393rd). Misc £12 (247th). Other: Mileage £6 (89th). Rail £27 (171st).
3 Car £2,208 (399th). Rail £57 (565th). Other £1,328 (16th). European £380 (97th).