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Paul Murphy
Labour MP for Torfaen
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 14,791 votes. — 34th 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 Murphy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Feb 2010)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Wales, Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): PET Scans, Olympic Games, School Buildings, Children: Deviance and Behaviour Disorders, Tidal Power: Severn Estuary
(based on written questions asked by Paul Murphy and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Wales: Council Tax (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Minister for Wales on assistance to service families resident in Wales in receiving the 50 per cent. reduction in council tax liability.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change: International Cooperation (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department plans to take in co-operation with its international counterparts to take forward the provisions of the treaty signed in Copenhagen on Climate Change.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Civil Servants: Pensions (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what amendments to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme will come into force on 1 April 2010.”
More of Paul Murphy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 47 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Paul Murphy speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 711 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 | £14,294 (446th) | £20,536 (370th) | £18,421 (438th) | £15,282 | £14,414 (495th) | £15,324 (464th) | £18,384 (402nd) | £16,169 (149th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £14,598 (444th) | £17,774 (357th) | £17,629 (493rd) | £16,686 | £18,525 (308th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £15,744 (526th) | £24,352 (78th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,001 (333rd) | £93,617 (89th) | £84,808 (300th) | £85,067 | £70,821 (295th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £61,818 (453rd) | £35,556 (586th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,603 (46th) | £9,433 (239th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,257 (606th)3 | £4,864 (475th)2 | £6,378 (375th)1 | £3,750 | £0 | £0 | £880 (642nd) | £1,353 (619th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,885 (24th) | £2,072 (26th) | £584 (203rd) | £1,498 | £86 (430th) | £985 (166th) | £424 (280th) | £414 (269th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,233 (488th) | £472 (507th) | £216 (626th) | £615 | £468 (joint 522nd with 1 other) | £362 (576th) | £411 (590th) | £1,010 (327th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £827 (585th) | £569 (joint 616th with 1 other) | £909 | £849 (592nd) | £767 (599th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,328 (joint 152nd with 1 other) | £1,139 (193rd) | £137 | £1,943 (joint 212th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 208th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 205th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 195th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,449 (42nd) | £661 (47th) |
| Total | £142,871 (407th) | £150,923 (255th) | £129,744 (454th) | £123,944 | £108,724 (561st) | £107,777 (536th) | £104,580 (494th) | £82,685 (448th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,640 (245th). Rail £1,224 (407th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £997 (496th). Rail £260 (536th).