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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
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)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Energy 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)
- Hunting Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Grocery Supply Ombudsman (12 Nov 2009)
“It is very clear that small food producers face unfair competition with large retailers. The Competition Commission has made a recommendation. When are the Government going to make a decision and announce it?”
- Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009)
“Should the Copenhagen summit not produce a robust price of carbon—the Secretary of State's plan A—will he look closely at other, domestic measures that will secure the price of carbon and secure new investment in new technology in this country?”
More of Paddy Tipping's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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.
- 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paddy Tipping speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 506 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Non-executive Chairman of North Nottinghamshire LIFT Company Limited; company developing primary care estate in the region. Remuneration paid annually.
Non-executive Chairman of Greater Nottingham LIFT Company Limited; company developing primary care estate in the region. Remuneration paid annually.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £14,227 (504th) | £12,945 (528th) | £10,915 | £10,853 (554th) | £11,790 (542nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,379 (311th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,339 (139th) | £20,440 (joint 292nd) | £20,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £24,065 (86th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,457 (429th) | £74,791 (560th) | £70,106 | £70,209 (363rd) | £63,704 (526th) | £55,773 (580th) | £37,596 (556th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,602 (91st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,354 (165th)* | £10,910 (172nd)** | £10,824 | £15,677 (125th) | £15,358 (134th) | £14,604 (154th) | £10,722 (183rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £328 (265th) | £628 (191st) | £107 | £155 (joint 388th) | £301 (328th) | £292 (339th) | £373 (joint 289th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £153 (joint 308th) | 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 | £984 (229th) | £1,907 (107th) | £1,409 | £2,314 (87th) | £2,149 (54th) | £1,819 (111th) | £1,851 (93rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £6,010 (2nd) | £8,143 (54th) | £4,896 | £7,726 (69th) | £6,064 (76th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,929 (3rd) | £2,445 (3rd) | £866 | £1,424 (593rd) | £693 (648th) | £0 | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,383 (251st) | £132,209 (427th) | £119,123 | £127,683 (237th) | £118,858 (339th) | £110,444 (386th) | £90,003 (291st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,143 (195th). Rail £6,729 (125th). Other: Mileage £482 (14th).