• Labour MP for North Tyneside
• Majority: 15,037 votes. — 37th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members' Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Stephen Byers voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Tax, Remploy, School Meals, Council Housing, Common Agricultural Policy

(based on written questions asked by Stephen Byers and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Treasury: Income Tax: Tax Allowances (24 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) by how much the personal allowance would need to be increased in order to remove an additional (a) 500,000, (b) 1,000,000 and (c) 1,500,000 people from income tax liability; and what the cost would be; (2) what increase in the personal allowance would be created by an increase in funding of £8 billion; and how many people would be removed...”

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (13 Mar 2008)

“rose—”

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (13 Mar 2008)

“I do not want to question Rachel Sylvester's normally accurate reporting, but I understand that it was a 50-minute intervention. [ Laughter. ]”

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Byers speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 234 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* 3rd party £1,580 (6th). Rail £5,901 (139th). Air £2,853 (90th).