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Professor Ross Cranston
Former Labour MP for Dudley North
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Professor Ross Cranston voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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More on their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Vaccine Damage (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2005, Official Report, column 1042W, on vaccine damage, how much each of the payments to victims of vaccine damage was; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Alcohol-related Crime (7 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 10 January 2005, Official Report, column 266W, on alcohol-related crime, if he will break down the number of defendants by region; what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of defendants selling intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 between 2002 and 2003; and if he will make a...”
- Whistleblowing (5 Apr 2005)
“Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for your kind remarks. First, I declare my interest as a former trustee and chairman of the whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work. Secondly, I apologise to my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office for dragging him here this afternoon. I know that he has many other important and pressing matters on his plate, but I hope to make it...”
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Numerology
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- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 64.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £288 | £12,865 (528th) | £3,794 (605th) | £6,390 (608th) | £3,302 (609th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4 (joint 138th with 2 others) | |||
| Office running costs | £4,588 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,996 (371st) | £7,154 (588th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £11,930 | £73,167 (219th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £70,910 (64th) | £52,272 (118th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £258 | £8,471 (399th) | £7,194 (430th) | £7,677 (422nd) | £6,339 (405th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £184 | £905 (199th) | £249 (348th) | £624 (231st) | £456 (joint 256th with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £12 | £906 (323rd) | £943 (joint 282nd with 1 other) | £786 (440th) | £665 (joint 478th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,472 (332nd) | £3,373 (219th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,958 (joint 178th with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 173rd with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 171st with 1 other) | £1,958 (joint 163rd with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £20,397 | £4,209 (45th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £37,657 | £124,278 (302nd) | £108,083 (534th) | £106,341 (470th) | £72,150 (573rd) |