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Paul Flynn
Labour MP for Newport West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 5,458 votes. — 376th 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 Flynn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs, Iraq, Afghanistan, Foot and Mouth, Cannabis
(based on written questions asked by Paul Flynn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2010, Official Report, column 187W, on nuclear power: regulation, what cost recovery has been applied to the Nuclear Industry Association, as originator of the nuclear justification document which was the subject of discussion at the public consultation meeting; and whether he plans to apply cost...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Uranium: Mining (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what submissions were received on uranium mining, milling and processing in the consultation his Department held on nuclear justification in 2009; what account was taken of those submissions in preparation of the current nuclear justification consultation; what technical advice his Department has obtained on the radiological impact...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Radioactive Materials: Waste Management (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether substitution of some UK-origin high level radioactive waste for intermediate level waste was applied under the repatriation agreement covering the long-term management of radioactive waste arising from reprocessing of imported foreign origin spent fuel in the shipment of radioactive waste from Sellafield to Japan sent on 20...”
More of Paul Flynn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 32 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 61 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Flynn speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 700 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £10,009 (509th) | £16,958 (464th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £16,396 (446th) | £15,603 (452nd) | £15,637 (508th) | £15,180 (336th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,192 (593rd) | £13,913 (493rd) | £18,440 (458th) | £21,265 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,174 (298th) | £8,518 (558th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,006 (272nd) | £92,902 (105th) | £89,242 (84th) | £82,816 | £68,558 (428th) | £67,906 (327th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £48,639 (232nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,762 (323rd) | £7,171 (372nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,939 (446th)3 | £7,181 (339th)2 | £6,889 (349th)1 | £5,229 | £8,753 (385th) | £8,057 (397th) | £7,379 (435th) | £7,277 (357th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £323 (joint 267th with 1 other) | £477 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £575 | £535 (270th) | £856 (184th) | £843 (191st) | £1,188 (114th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £592 (194th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,182 (496th) | £202 (625th) | £440 (553rd) | £642 | £505 (500th) | £757 (376th) | £807 (joint 433rd with 1 other) | £1,320 (219th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £510 (joint 613th with 2 others) | £1,433 (516th) | £2,174 | £1,582 (joint 477th with 1 other) | £2,501 (328th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,209 (313th) | £983 (joint 441st with 2 others) | £580 | £1,870 (371st) | £1,870 (365th) | £1,870 (357th) | £1,528 (joint 454th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,091 (529th) | £140,961 (404th) | £140,014 (284th) | £134,915 | £117,524 (452nd) | £116,349 (384th) | £110,306 (389th) | £83,650 (438th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,999 (217th). Rail £2,780 (309th). Other: Rail £58 (146th). European £344 (122nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,139 (174th). Rail £422 (511th). Other: European £378 (116th).