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Paul Farrelly
Labour MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,108 votes. — 279th 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 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
- 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
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“I recognise the difficult balancing act the Chancellor faced in compiling the pre-Budget report in the most difficult economic and financial circumstances that we have faced in many years, as he will with the Budget proper. However, on fairness and taxation, I and many others believe that he has not quite got the balance right. Every economy will have its peaks and troughs. No Government are...”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“I was involved in the City myself many years ago, and I had very good reasons for leaving it. My right hon. Friend may not be surprised to learn that the City will be well represented in the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme during the next election, as my Conservative opponent is 27 and a City lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell, which advised Lehman Brothers just before it collapsed. He...”
- Pre-Budget Report (7 Jan 2010) has video
“The reality is that the so-called golden legacy was an accidental consequence of sterling's ejection from the European monetary system in the early 1990s after a previous unsustainable bubble. The hon. Gentleman wants to deal with facts and figures. What estimate has he made, given that the Conservatives want to cut faster, of the effect of that on domestic demand and therefore on the...”
More of Paul Farrelly's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,882 (79th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,626 (375th) | £17,446 (372nd) | £18,622 (450th) | £16,077 | £19,309 (joint 129th with 1 other) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £17,219 (466th) | £27,422 (49th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,797 (89th) | £94,396 (67th) | £88,474 (101st) | £88,003 | £74,214 (joint 160th with 13 others) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £71,731 (56th) | £49,518 (201st) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,322 (467th) | £10,000 (joint 130th with 10 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,154 (66th)3 | £14,726 (83rd)2 | £14,265 (86th)1 | £12,877 | £18,061 (82nd) | £17,680 (79th) | £20,102 (50th) | £14,980 (74th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,594 (33rd) | £374 (245th) | £779 (162nd) | £1,322 | £2,172 (64th) | £2,217 (41st) | £2,175 (40th) | £1,633 (60th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,341 (91st) | £2,957 (joint 31st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £103 (79th) | £905 (24th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,983 (268th) | £664 (joint 382nd with 3 others) | £847 (341st) | £1,439 | £1,965 (109th) | £874 (joint 314th with 1 other) | £1,543 (156th) | £906 (joint 370th with 1 other) |
| 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 with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,877 (joint 346th with 6 others) | £1,877 (joint 340th with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 332nd with 5 others) | £1,877 (joint 312th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,076 (5th) | £0 |
| Total | £170,801 (72nd) | £167,055 (31st) | £149,167 (95th) | £145,686 | £145,123 (44th) | £135,764 (62nd) | £145,445 (3rd) | £114,345 (12th) |
2 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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,682 (113th). Rail £8,735 (62nd). Misc £500 (74th). Other: Rail £305 (63rd). European £932 (61st).
1 Car £5,098 (138th). Rail £7,522 (78th). European £1,645 (16th).