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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
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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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Wales, Health, Education and Skills, Home Department, Treasury
- 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: Economic and Monetary Union (3 Jun 2009)
“Euro Ministers are responsible for Euro preparations in their Department and attend Euro Ministers Steering Group meetings. Meetings are held only when necessary to discuss practical preparations to ensure a smooth changeover.”
- Written Answers — Wales: Radioactive Fallout (3 Jun 2009)
“It would enable the National Assembly to legislate on radioactivity in these areas with certain exceptions. The exceptions relate to nuclear energy and nuclear installations, including nuclear safety and liability for nuclear occurrences, (other than the disposal of very low level radioactive waste moved from nuclear licensed sites) and the transport of radioactive material.”
- Written Answers — Wales: EC Grants and Loans (1 Jun 2009)
“EU funding is allocated in spending rounds, the most recent three running from 1994 to 2000, from 2001 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2013. For the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 financial years, EU funding was provided within the Barnett formula as these years fell within the previous spending round. For the 2001-06 round, where the UK bid for and secured a substantially bigger allocation from Europe,...”
More of Paul Murphy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 709 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 | £20,536 (370th) | £18,421 (438th) | £15,282 | £14,414 (495th) | £15,324 (464th) | £18,384 (402nd) | £16,169 (149th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,774 (357th) | £17,629 (493rd) | £16,686 | £18,525 (308th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £15,744 (526th) | £24,352 (78th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,617 (89th) | £84,808 (300th) | £85,067 | £70,821 (295th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £61,818 (453rd) | £35,556 (586th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,433 (239th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,864 (475th)* | £6,378 (375th)** | £3,750 | £0 | £0 | £880 (642nd) | £1,353 (619th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,072 (26th) | £584 (203rd) | £1,498 | £86 (430th) | £985 (166th) | £424 (280th) | £414 (269th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £472 (507th) | £216 (626th) | £615 | £468 (joint 522nd) | £362 (576th) | £411 (590th) | £1,010 (327th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £827 (585th) | £569 (joint 616th) | £909 | £849 (592nd) | £767 (599th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,328 (joint 152nd) | £1,139 (193rd) | £137 | £1,943 (joint 212th) | £1,943 (joint 208th) | £1,943 (joint 205th) | £1,943 (joint 195th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,449 (42nd) | £661 (47th) |
| Total | £150,923 (255th) | £129,744 (454th) | £123,944 | £108,724 (561st) | £107,777 (536th) | £104,580 (494th) | £82,685 (448th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,640 (245th). Rail £1,224 (407th).