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Nick Raynsford
Labour MP for Greenwich & Woolwich
- Also represented Greenwich; Fulham
- Entered Parliament on 10 April 1986 — unknown
- Majority: 10,146 votes. — 136th 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 Nick Raynsford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 17 (18 Jun 2009)
“I shall be brief, but I shall disappoint the right hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden by saying that I hope that the Minister will not accept the new clause, which is misconceived and inappropriate. I shall not talk about the individual circumstances in the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency, and I have no reason to dispute his concern about them, but I note the tone of hostility to...”
- Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 17 (18 Jun 2009)
“If the right hon. Gentleman tables such an amendment on Report, I will consider it a lot more sympathetically, but I could not possibly support the new clause now because I regard it as inappropriate for the reasons I have explained.”
- Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: New Clause 16 (18 Jun 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman has not addressed the crucial issue, which is the impact that the Standards Board may or may not have had on standards of conduct in local government. He will be aware that at the time it was established there was widespread concern about inappropriate behaviour. As an illustration—it is a good news story—I was judging the Local Government Chronicle awards for...”
More of Nick Raynsford's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 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.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 163 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Raynsford speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1210 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £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 | £12,668 (522nd) | £21,011 (234th) | £19,888 | £16,327 (435th) | £12,479 (609th) | £11,976 (601st) | £8,563 (557th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,034 (152nd) | £86,421 (229th) | £83,244 | £77,011 (103rd) | £66,616 (389th) | £61,451 (joint 477th) | £43,837 (412th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,975 (332nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £348 (563rd) | £472 (542nd) | £500 | £1,608 (155th) | £642 (439th) | £902 (379th) | £1,228 (joint 252nd) |
| 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) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £117,562 (609th) | £113,020 (596th) | £109,265 | £100,853 (614th) | £84,502 (646th) | £77,219 (651st) | £55,907 (646th) |
