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Sarah McCarthy-Fry

Labour MP for Portsmouth North

  • Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (since 18 Jun 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 1,139 votes. — 584th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Sarah McCarthy-Fry voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 27 Oct 2009)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Work and Pensions, Transport, Defence, Home Department, Health

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): A3, Warships: Devonport, Remploy, Local Housing Allowance, Education and Training

(based on written questions asked by Sarah McCarthy-Fry and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • 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 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 21 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
  • 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sarah McCarthy-Fry speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 188 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£16,792 (467th) £21,769 (285th) £21,633        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£18,240 (335th) £19,225 (421st) £19,170        
Staffing Allowance£87,669 (327th) £83,661 (350th) £70,324        
Communications Allowance£9,478 (234th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£5,949 (399th)* £5,883 (410th)** £5,768        
Members' Staff Travel£178 (333rd) £252 (302nd) £97        
Members' Spouse Travel£482 (joint 215th) 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£1,368 (117th) £1,845 (115th) £1,331        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,337 (195th) £5,593 (116th) £5,280 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,005 (573rd) £930 (joint 523rd) £1,240        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£144,498 (358th) £139,158 (300th) £124,843        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,340 (483rd). Rail £4,465 (212th). Other: Rail £144 (101st).

** Car £1,260 (513th). Rail £4,536 (199th). Air £87 (237th).