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Nick Raynsford MP
- Labour MP for Greenwich & Woolwich
- Majority: 10,146 votes. — 136th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nick Raynsford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very 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 a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Fire Service: Pensions
(based on written questions asked by Nick Raynsford and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008)
“Most hon. Members who have spoken referred to the extent to which Heathrow is creaking at the seams. That reflects not neglect or negligence through the failure of Governments in the past 30 or 40 years to expand facilities, but the fact that expansion at Heathrow is inherently problematic. Every proposal for expansion has encountered strong opposition, and the public inquiries that examined...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
- 164 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Raynsford speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 549 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,011 (234th) | £19,888 | £16,327 (435th) | £12,479 (609th) | £11,976 (601st) | £8,563 (557th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,421 (229th) | £83,244 | £77,011 (103rd) | £66,616 (389th) | £61,451 (joint 477th) | £43,837 (412th) |
| Members' Travel | £0* | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £472 (542nd) | £500 | £1,608 (155th) | £642 (439th) | £902 (379th) | £1,228 (joint 252nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,210 (551st) | £1,847 | £2,908 (279th) | £1,810 (447th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,194 (joint 123rd) | £1,173 | £1,381 (612th) | £1,381 (600th) | £1,363 (585th) | £1,052 (551st) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £113,020 (596th) | £109,265 | £100,853 (614th) | £84,502 (646th) | £77,219 (651st) | £55,907 (646th) |
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- Nick Raynsford's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Greenwich & Woolwich (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Poplar & Canning Town (2 miles)
- Eltham (2 miles)
- Lewisham East (3 miles)
- Lewisham, Deptford (3 miles)
- East Ham (4 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Minister of State (Local Government), Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
- Minister of State (Local and Regional Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (11 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
- Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (London and Construction), Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1999)
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