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Mike Gapes
Labour MP for Ilford South
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,228 votes. — 246th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mike Gapes 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Angola, Diplomatic Service, Visa Applications, Immigration: Appeals, Ordnance Survey
(based on written questions asked by Mike Gapes and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Primary Care Trusts: Aiming High (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to involve parents in the (a) planning and (b) delivery of Aiming High commissioning by primary care trusts; (2) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that funding allocated to primary care trusts for Aiming High short breaks is spent on short break services.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Iran (30 Jun 2009) has video
“The Foreign Secretary will be aware that the Foreign Affairs Committee visited Iran two years ago, and we were greatly assisted in our visit by several locally engaged staff. Will he send a message, through whatever channels he has, to our people in Iran that the FAC greatly appreciates the work they have done for us and that our thoughts are with them at this time?”
- Written Answers — Health: Respite Care (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to improve co-operation between primary care trusts and local authorities in planning, commissioning and funding short break services.”
More of Mike Gapes's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mike Gapes speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 391 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £22,291 (278th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,584 | £20,901 (joint 189th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,059 (167th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,616 (208th) | £19,250 (416th) | £17,921 | £11,949 (581st) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £15,185 (341st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,227 (146th) | £88,465 (102nd) | £86,159 | £84,900 (15th) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £71,796 (52nd) | £55,743 (60th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,898 (419th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,834 (520th)* | £3,973 (522nd)** | £3,857 | £5,271 (526th) | £6,323 (472nd) | £6,419 (joint 469th) | £3,679 (531st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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 | £572 (447th) | £613 (463rd) | £639 | £495 (507th) | £963 (joint 270th) | £965 (joint 352nd) | £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) | £1,029 | £1,892 (joint 314th) | £1,892 (joint 309th) | £1,892 (joint 304th) | £1,892 (joint 287th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,663 (310th) | £137,220 (335th) | £132,149 | £126,668 (260th) | £124,410 (216th) | £119,028 (193rd) | £93,431 (199th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,402 (353rd). Rail £1,387 (393rd). Misc £12 (247th). Other: Mileage £6 (89th). Rail £27 (171st).
** Car £2,208 (399th). Rail £57 (565th). Other £1,328 (16th). European £380 (97th).