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Nigel Griffiths
Labour MP for Edinburgh South
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 405 votes. — 626th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nigel Griffiths voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on 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 strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Scotland, International Development, Home Department, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prohibited Individuals: Zimbabwe, Air Transport Auxiliary, Export Credit Guarantees: Fraud, Astronomy Centre, Universities: Research
(based on written questions asked by Nigel Griffiths and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Prohibited Individuals: Zimbabwe (24 Feb 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to seek to ensure a lasting ceasefire in Sri Lanka.”
- Women and Equality: Welfare Reform Bill (27 Jan 2009) has video
“What the hon. Gentleman fails to see is that there are 100,000 drug addicts who are not on any programmes. Many of them have children. There is no compulsion on them. Their lives are often chaotic, and there is no order that requires them to take responsibility. One of the reasons why people in Edinburgh who work in the field—I will name them if I catch Mr. Deputy Speaker's...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Businesses (Financial Support) (14 Jan 2009) has video
“When I was the Minister responsible for small businesses, I successfully resisted attempts within Whitehall to wind up the small firms loan guarantee scheme, but I deplore the lack of basic understanding of how the scheme works shown by both Opposition Front-Bench spokespersons today. Will my hon. Friend point out to business and the public that while the extension will be welcome, and will...”
More of Nigel Griffiths's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
- 108 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nigel Griffiths speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 446 times in debates — 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 | £15,943 (478th) | £21,569 (306th) | £21,394 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £13,765 (498th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £10,604 (555th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,461 (80th) | £19,607 (399th) | £20,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,589 (joint 388th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £23,430 (96th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £81,799 (500th) | £87,941 (121st) | £84,060 | £70,214 (joint 361st) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,026 (339th) | £37,141 (565th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,264 (37th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,751 (61st)* | £15,686 (57th)** | £13,788 | £13,958 (175th) | £15,025 (146th) | £13,592 (183rd) | £9,395 (250th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £2,028 | £2,925 (22nd) | £3,578 (9th) | £716 (206th) | £687 (joint 193rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £167 (302nd) | 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 | £1,022 (213th) | £1,695 (128th) | £2,572 | £4,544 (25th) | £2,809 (32nd) | £1,671 (127th) | £1,835 (joint 97th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,215 (43rd) | £5,088 (joint 133rd) | £9,548 | £14,031 (19th) | £9,885 (27th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,445 (joint 40th) | £1,242 (joint 67th) | £180 | £2,034 (joint 30th) | £2,034 (joint 26th) | £2,034 (joint 26th) | £2,034 (joint 25th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,354 (53rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £158,067 (123rd) | £154,182 (51st) | £153,570 | £149,551 (26th) | £135,282 (66th) | £121,522 (135th) | £86,256 (378th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,825 (305th). Air £12,926 (19th).