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Paddy Tipping

Labour MP for Sherwood

• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
• Majority: 6,652 votes. — 395th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Paddy Tipping 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 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 moderately 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, East Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 12 Mar 2009)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Nov 2007)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Firearms, Approved Premises, Large Combustion Plants Directive, Local Government Finance, Foot and Mouth

(based on written questions asked by Paddy Tipping and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Energy Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Energy Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Hunting Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Bill Presented: Maximum Wage (3 Jun 2009) has video

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prescribe the maximum wage that can be paid; and for connected purposes. In effect, the Bill puts a cap on the maximum wage that can be paid to any person in any one year. Mr. Speaker, you will remember that it is 10 years since the minimum wage was introduced. In April 1999, 2 million people benefited from a minimum wage of £3.60...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Regional Spatial Strategies (2 Jun 2009) has video

“In the current economic climate, the aspiration to build 3 million new houses by 2020 looks ambitious. In the review of regional plans, will the Minister recognise the pent-up demand for housing that still exists and commit herself to development, in the east midlands and elsewhere, on brownfield sites rather than on greenfield sites?”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pig Industry (21 May 2009) has video

“What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the farming sector on the future of the English pig industry.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 4 select committees (1 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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paddy Tipping speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 501 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,143 (195th). Rail £6,729 (125th). Other: Mileage £482 (14th).

^** Car £4,389 (207th). Rail £6,521 (113th).