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Nigel Griffiths
Labour MP for Edinburgh South
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 405 votes. — 626th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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 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, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Energy and Climate Change, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gilmerton Core Store, Autism, Core Storage, Departmental Publications, National Geoscience Data Centre
(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
- Energy and Climate Change: Wind Energy (7 Jan 2010) has video
“What estimate he has made of the number of wind energy projects approved by local authorities in the last two years; and if he will make a statement.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Wind Energy (7 Jan 2010) has video
“Is the Minister concerned about the number of Conservative and Liberal councils that oppose onshore wind farms, and about the Conservative MPs who oppose offshore wind farming? Does he realise that their opposition is sabotaging the £1 billion investment in renewables by the Labour Government?”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Core Storage (7 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what independent valuation has been made of his Department's core store site at Gilmerton; and (a) by whom and (b) when this valuation was made.”
More of Nigel Griffiths's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 448 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £16,209 (404th) | £15,943 (478th) | £21,569 (306th) | £21,394 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £13,765 (498th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £10,604 (555th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £18,776 (280th) | £23,461 (80th) | £19,607 (399th) | £20,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,589 (joint 388th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,430 (96th) |
| Staffing costs | £96,556 (284th) | £81,799 (500th) | £87,941 (121st) | £84,060 | £70,214 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £64,026 (339th) | £37,141 (565th) |
| Communications Allowance | £17,464 (17th) | £13,264 (37th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,392 (100th)3 | £15,751 (61st)2 | £15,686 (57th)1 | £13,788 | £13,958 (175th) | £15,025 (146th) | £13,592 (183rd) | £9,395 (250th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £161 (joint 306th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £2,028 | £2,925 (22nd) | £3,578 (9th) | £716 (206th) | £687 (joint 193rd with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £152 (292nd) | £167 (302nd) | 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 | £7,000 (joint 1st with 1 other) | £1,022 (213th) | £1,695 (128th) | £2,572 | £4,544 (25th) | £2,809 (32nd) | £1,671 (127th) | £1,835 (joint 97th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,215 (43rd) | £5,088 (joint 133rd with 1 other) | £9,548 | £14,031 (19th) | £9,885 (27th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,445 (joint 40th with 1 other) | £1,242 (joint 67th with 4 others) | £180 | £2,034 (joint 30th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 26th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 26th with 2 others) | £2,034 (joint 25th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,354 (53rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £169,710 (79th) | £158,067 (123rd) | £154,182 (51st) | £153,570 | £149,551 (26th) | £135,282 (66th) | £121,522 (135th) | £86,256 (378th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £2,825 (305th). Air £12,926 (19th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,150 (277th). Air £10,242 (33rd).