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Paul Farrelly
Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,108 votes. — 277th 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 Paul Farrelly voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (since 15 Nov 2005)
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Health, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Regeneration (Staffordshire), Tuition Fees, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Education (Staffordshire), Benefit Entitlement (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
(based on written questions asked by Paul Farrelly and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Employment Agencies: EU Law (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills by what means his Department informed the (a) Confederation of British Industry, (b) Engineering Employers Federation, (c) British Chambers of Commerce, (d) Recruitment and Employment Confederation and (e) Institute of Directors of his decision to delay implementation of the Agency Workers Directive in the UK...”
More of Paul Farrelly's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 119 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Farrelly speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 86 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,446 (372nd) | £18,622 (450th) | £16,077 | £19,309 (joint 129th) | £18,798 (joint 192nd) | £17,219 (466th) | £27,422 (49th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £94,396 (67th) | £88,474 (101st) | £88,003 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £71,731 (56th) | £49,518 (201st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,000 (joint 130th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,726 (83rd)* | £14,265 (86th)** | £12,877 | £18,061 (82nd) | £17,680 (79th) | £20,102 (50th) | £14,980 (74th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £374 (245th) | £779 (162nd) | £1,322 | £2,172 (64th) | £2,217 (41st) | £2,175 (40th) | £1,633 (60th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,957 (joint 31st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £905 (24th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £664 (joint 382nd) | £847 (341st) | £1,439 | £1,965 (109th) | £874 (joint 314th) | £1,543 (156th) | £906 (joint 370th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,333 (505th) | £3,135 (274th) | £4,334 | £6,623 (85th) | £2,212 (366th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,171 (joint 375th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £0 | £1,877 (joint 346th) | £1,877 (joint 340th) | £1,877 (joint 332nd) | £1,877 (joint 312th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,076 (5th) | £0 |
| Total | £167,055 (31st) | £149,167 (95th) | £145,686 | £145,123 (44th) | £135,764 (62nd) | £145,445 (3rd) | £114,345 (12th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,175 (190th). Rail £7,958 (87th). Misc £657 (55th). Other: Mileage £88 (52nd). Rail £29 (168th). European £1,819 (16th).
** Car £5,098 (138th). Rail £7,522 (78th). European £1,645 (16th).