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Paul Truswell
Labour MP for Pudsey
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,870 votes. — 427th 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 Truswell 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 a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Postcodes, Health Services (Leeds), Epilepsy, Bus Services, Housing Benefit
(based on written questions asked by Paul Truswell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Epilepsy (2 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will undertake a review of NHS services for people with epilepsy.”
- Written Answers — Health: Epilepsy (21 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children (a) under the age of 12 and (b) aged between 12 and 16 years had been diagnosed with epilepsy on the latest date for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Health: Epilepsy (21 May 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to assess his Department's progress against the recommendations of its 2003 Epilepsy Action Plan; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 120 times in debates — below 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 | £15,861 (482nd) | £16,356 (480th) | £12,355 | £9,288 (574th) | £17,603 (387th) | £19,159 (353rd) | £15,787 (224th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,187 (463rd) | £20,436 (joint 298th) | £20,000 | £18,888 (256th) | £18,500 (406th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £26,686 (55th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,299 (210th) | £87,275 (joint 164th) | £84,004 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £68,022 (joint 300th) | £62,931 (379th) | £38,875 (532nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,174 (451st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,918 (189th)* | £10,685 (187th)** | £9,464 | £11,357 (292nd) | £11,905 (251st) | £11,751 (257th) | £7,085 (365th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £49 (411th) | £0 | £24 | £119 (joint 413th) | £375 (299th) | £208 (joint 374th) | £0 |
| 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 | £1,733 (59th) | £1,393 (179th) | £1,411 | £3,854 (32nd) | £1,786 (88th) | £797 (436th) | £989 (joint 336th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,165 (50th) | £4,477 (166th) | £4,674 | £10,604 (39th) | £7,233 (53rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,387 (joint 76th) | £1,118 (joint 220th) | £0 | £1,927 (257th) | £1,927 (252nd) | £1,927 (246th) | £1,927 (233rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,773 (340th) | £141,740 (246th) | £131,932 | £126,373 (joint 269th) | £127,351 (166th) | £115,007 (283rd) | £91,349 (249th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,899 (397th). Rail £8,928 (69th). Misc £91 (169th).