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Nick Raynsford
Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
- Also represented Greenwich; Fulham
- Entered Parliament on 10 April 1986 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nick Raynsford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Work and Pensions, Education, Treasury, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Tax, Departmental Legal Costs, Housing, Written Questions: Government Responses, Affordable Housing: Construction
(based on written questions asked by Nick Raynsford and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Localism Bill Committee (23 out of 24)
- Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Local Government Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“I intend to focus, as many other hon. Members have done, not on what is in the Queen’s Speech, which is one of the thinnest in recent memory, but on one of the most serious omissions. I refer not to Europe, but to the absence of adequate measures to stimulate growth and improve housing output, and by doing so improve people’s living standards. As I propose to speak about the vital...”
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013)
“The right hon. Gentleman was critical of the previous Government’s definition of fuel poverty and praised Professor Hills’ proposals. The problem is that no one can understand them. Will he please explain to the House the Hills’ definition of fuel poverty?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Housing (18 Mar 2013)
“How many new homes were started in England in 2012. [R]”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 74.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 1303 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £16,544 (380th) | £12,668 (522nd) | £21,011 (234th) | £19,888 | £16,327 (435th) | £12,479 (609th) | £11,976 (601st) | £8,563 (557th) |
| Staffing costs | £91,556 (421st) | £91,034 (152nd) | £86,421 (229th) | £83,244 | £77,011 (103rd) | £66,616 (389th) | £61,451 (joint 477th with 2 others) | £43,837 (412th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,004 (447th) | £7,975 (332nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £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 | £2,347 (466th) | £348 (563rd) | £472 (542nd) | £500 | £1,608 (155th) | £642 (439th) | £902 (379th) | £1,228 (joint 252nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,367 (498th) | £1,210 (551st) | £1,847 | £2,908 (279th) | £1,810 (447th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,358 (joint 102nd with 1 other) | £1,194 (joint 123rd with 1 other) | £1,173 | £1,381 (612th) | £1,381 (600th) | £1,363 (585th) | £1,052 (551st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £119,367 (600th) | £117,562 (609th) | £113,020 (596th) | £109,265 | £100,853 (614th) | £84,502 (646th) | £77,219 (651st) | £55,907 (646th) |
