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Paul Clark MP
- Labour MP for Gillingham
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport (since 6 Oct 2008)
PPS (Rt Hon Ed Balls, Secretary of State), Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 16 Jul 2007) - Majority: 254 votes. — 621st out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Paul Clark voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government, Northern Ireland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sure Start, Nottingham, Thames Gateway, Assembly and Executive, Water Efficiency
(based on written questions asked by Paul Clark and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Continental Rail Links (19 Nov 2008)
“This wide-ranging debate has been excellently led by my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Mr. Kidney), and I congratulate him on securing it. It might be helpful if I set out the background to some of the changes that we have made, which were not recognised by the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond). It has been said that we are not committed to high-speed rail, but we have seen...”
- Continental Rail Links (19 Nov 2008)
“Nonsense.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls (19 Nov 2008)
“holding answer 18 November 2008 In our 2006 consultation document on the proposed new charging regime we estimated that revenues could increase by around £7 million in the first year, or around 10 per cent., though this depends how many users opt to pay by tag and therefore continue to pay £1.00 for cars. Our 2008 consultation document on the local discount scheme gave an...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 comments 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.
- 90 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Clark speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 56 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £21,896 (273rd) | £21,625 | £20,746 (253rd) | £19,203 (309th) | £19,381 (334th) | £15,502 (295th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,255 (joint 107th) | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,065 (121st) | £25,488 | £19,316 (joint 114th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,399 (457th) | £24,503 (76th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,552 (488th) | £77,962 | £70,850 (291st) | £66,257 (404th) | £60,297 (519th) | £39,478 (523rd) |
| Members' Travel | £4,900 (475th)* | £4,460 | £6,826 (467th) | £5,031 (521st) | £8,577 (391st) | £6,062 (421st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £27 (joint 424th) | £18 | £232 (joint 348th) | £51 (joint 455th) | £11 (464th) | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,042 (267th) | £844 | £2,226 (96th) | £1,343 (152nd) | £1,764 (114th) | £1,581 (146th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,253 (373rd) | £3,368 | £2,522 (325th) | £6,016 (joint 78th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | £1,974 (joint 118th) | £1,974 (joint 111th) | £1,974 (joint 110th) | £1,974 (joint 105th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,901 (400th) | £134,931 | £126,310 (271st) | £119,929 (314th) | £109,403 (407th) | £89,100 (316th) |
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- Paul Clark's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Gillingham (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Medway (3 miles)
- Chatham & Aylesford (6 miles)
- Gravesham (8 miles)
- Sittingbourne & Sheppey (9 miles)
- Faversham & Mid Kent (11 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- PPS (Ed Balls, Secretary of State), Department for Children, Schools and Families (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Deputy Prime Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Cabinet Office (27 Jun 2006 to 17 Aug 2006)
- PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Deputy Prime Minister (8 May 2006 to 27 Jun 2006)
- PPS (Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (before 10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
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