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Paul Flynn
Labour MP for Newport West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 5,458 votes. — 374th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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 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
- 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: Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Trade and Industry
- 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: Radioactive Materials: Thorp (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons the Thorp reprocessing plant is not operational; for how long he expects the plant to be non-operational; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (30 Jun 2009)
“The deployment of British troops in Helmand province in 2006 was once described as being as futile as the charge of the Light Brigade. At that time seven soldiers had died; now the figure is 169—far more than died in the charge of the Light Brigade. What has happened in that impossible war to justify the loss of 169 brave British lives?”
- Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)
“The main reason for my vote tonight will be based on whether Parliament is going to assert itself in this matter. I was very struck by the speech by the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr. Duncan Smith), the former Leader of the Opposition, on that point, but I disagreed with the right hon. and learned Member for Kensington and Chelsea (Sir Malcolm Rifkind), who said...”
More of Paul Flynn's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 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") 663 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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.
| 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 | £16,958 (464th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £16,396 (446th) | £15,603 (452nd) | £15,637 (508th) | £15,180 (336th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £13,913 (493rd) | £18,440 (458th) | £21,265 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,174 (298th) | £8,518 (558th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,902 (105th) | £89,242 (84th) | £82,816 | £68,558 (428th) | £67,906 (327th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £48,639 (232nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,171 (372nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,181 (339th)* | £6,889 (349th)** | £5,229 | £8,753 (385th) | £8,057 (397th) | £7,379 (435th) | £7,277 (357th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £323 (joint 267th) | £477 (joint 223rd) | £575 | £535 (270th) | £856 (184th) | £843 (191st) | £1,188 (114th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £592 (194th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £202 (625th) | £440 (553rd) | £642 | £505 (500th) | £757 (376th) | £807 (joint 433rd) | £1,320 (219th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £510 (joint 613th) | £1,433 (516th) | £2,174 | £1,582 (joint 477th) | £2,501 (328th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,209 (313th) | £983 (joint 441st) | £580 | £1,870 (371st) | £1,870 (365th) | £1,870 (357th) | £1,528 (joint 454th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,961 (404th) | £140,014 (284th) | £134,915 | £117,524 (452nd) | £116,349 (384th) | £110,306 (389th) | £83,650 (438th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,999 (217th). Rail £2,780 (309th). Other: Rail £58 (146th). European £344 (122nd).