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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

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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)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (12 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

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Jun 2009) has video

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and may I also welcome you to your new role? Many of us here will welcome the fact that the Prime Minister has rowed back from holding an inquiry into Iraq in private. It would have been a misjudgment to do so. That said, the Opposition motion and the amendment before us this afternoon contain two points of difference—whether the terms of reference are discussed...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Community Sport (8 Jun 2009) has video

“My hon. Friend mentioned the excellent CASC scheme, which the Government introduced in 2002. It has helped sports clubs in areas throughout the country, including Newcastle-under-Lyme. As he will know, in November 2007 we wanted the Government to go a little further and extend gift aid to junior subscriptions. There was a "subs for clubs" campaign. What recent discussions has he had with the...”

Point of Order: Electronic Communications (20 May 2009)

“It is important that the BBC does not get too big for its boots—indeed, the Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport was recently critical of BBC Worldwide. The demands on the BBC are growing with, for instance, the current discussions about Channel 4's funding gap. What would be the effect on sensible business negotiations if the BBC's settlement was simply ripped up in the way...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 28 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 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 83 times in debates — well below 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 £4,175 (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).