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Paul Flynn
Labour MP for Newport West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Paul Flynn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Energy and Climate Change
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs, Iraq, Afghanistan, Foot and Mouth, Nuclear Power
(based on written questions asked by Paul Flynn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“As Sir Philip Mawer has resigned his post and said that he believes he should have been the person who inquired into the Adam Werritty affair, should we not look at this again to make sure we have a thorough investigation into that affair because of the real possibility that the former Secretary of State for Defence was conducting his own private foreign policy that could lead us into a war...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Feed-in Tariffs (9 Feb 2012)
“Why do the Government move with the speed of a striking cobra when they are slashing support for essential renewable energy, but with the speed of an arthritic sloth when it comes to recognising the subsidies that will be essential for nuclear power in future?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Statutory Register of Lobbyists (9 Feb 2012)
“The tentacles of the corrupt and semi-corrupt lobbying system have sunk deep into the body politic. If politics is to be reformed and confidence in the House and politics restored, major reform is essential. Unfortunately, the consultation document shows that instead of listening to what the Prime Minister said when in opposition, the Government have spent their time listening to lobbyists...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 108 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 189 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 784 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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)1 | £7,181 (339th)2 | £6,889 (349th)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,139 (174th). Rail £422 (511th). Other: European £378 (116th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,999 (217th). Rail £2,780 (309th). Other: Rail £58 (146th). European £344 (122nd).