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Stephen Byers
Labour MP for North Tyneside
- Also represented Wallsend
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 15,037 votes. — 38th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Byers 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 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 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Council Tax, Remploy, Employment, Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands, Immigration
(based on written questions asked by Stephen Byers and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Unemployment: North Tyneside (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in North Tyneside whose occupation is registered as electrician or electrical fitter are receiving jobseeker's allowance.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Film: Israel (10 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to sign the co-production treaty concerning the film industry with the Government of Israel.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits (2 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend the tax credit system to reflect the respective financial contribution by parents who have separated towards the cost of raising their children.”
More of Stephen Byers's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Stephen Byers speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 802 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Chairman (non-executive) of ACWA Services Ltd; a water treatment company based in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Chairman (non-executive) of the Yalta European Strategy Ltd; a company established to promote closer links between the Ukraine and the European Union.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Consultant in relation to the non-UK commercial activities of Consolidated Contractors International Co., an international construction company founded in Lebanon with its head office now in Athens.
Fee for speaking at the Ukrainian Investment Summit on 10 March 2009. Conference organised by ASI Conferences. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 26 March 2009)
6. Overseas visits
27-29 June 2008, to Tokyo, Japan, to attend the GLOBE G8+5 legislators' forum to discuss climate change and sustainability. The cost of travel and accommodation paid by the promoters of GLOBE. (Registered 2 July 2008)
10-13 July 2008, to Yalta, Ukraine, to attend the annual conference of the Yalta European Strategy. Travel and hotel costs paid by Yalta European Strategy Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2008)
16-20 February 2009, to Washington for meetings with the Administration, House of Representatives and Senate to discuss climate change. The cost of travel and accommodation paid by the promoters of GLOBE. (Registered 26 March 2009)
Name of donor: GLOBE International
Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9BN.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2118.58
Destination of visit: Washington, USA.
Date of visit: 9 - 11 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to meet with members of the administration, Senate and House of Representatives to discuss climate change and environmental sustainability in my role as President of GLOBE International.
(Registered 15 October 2009)
8. Land and Property
Property in Forest Hall, Newcastle, from which some rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Piscari EcoBuild Ltd (of which I am unremunerated chairman); construction of sustainable buildings.
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £8,654 (532nd) | £18,091 (434th) | £21,481 (314th) | £14,208 | £17,638 (410th) | £18,483 (349th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £17,025 (82nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £242 (124th) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £11,351 (556th) | £20,380 (220th) | £21,005 (235th) | £20,607 | £17,235 (403rd) | £17,383 (514th) | £16,231 (512th) | £15,036 (346th) |
| Staffing costs | £64,386 (625th) | £62,166 (629th) | £76,564 (532nd) | £72,711 | £65,911 (527th) | £69,022 (208th) | £50,459 (620th) | £27,800 (637th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,008 (446th) | £8,086 (326th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,837 (75th)3 | £12,390 (135th)2 | £10,334 (204th)1 | £10,502 | £15,384 (130th) | £15,493 (129th) | £14,045 (174th) | £10,679 (185th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £242 (263rd) | £636 (joint 162nd with 1 other) | £866 (146th) | £233 | £1,007 (185th) | £2,048 (51st) | £1,321 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £394 (joint 277th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,988 (25th) | £516 (joint 479th with 1 other) | £552 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £240 | £1,229 (224th) | £1,076 (joint 228th with 1 other) | £863 (397th) | £374 (joint 595th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,860 (398th) | £1,498 (joint 500th with 1 other) | £511 | £2,713 (304th) | £3,085 (joint 253rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,244 (272nd) | £1,041 (joint 360th with 1 other) | £302 | £1,864 (joint 378th with 1 other) | £1,864 (joint 372nd with 1 other) | £1,864 (joint 362nd with 1 other) | £1,562 (joint 436th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £112,466 (614th) | £125,369 (574th) | £133,341 (412th) | £119,314 | £122,981 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £128,454 (144th) | £104,747 (491st) | £74,097 (557th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,442 (470th). Rail £8,600 (75th). Air £1,663 (89th). Other: European £685 (86th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,352 (457th). Rail £11,249 (31st). Air £2,236 (79th).
1 3rd party £1,580 (6th). Rail £5,901 (139th). Air £2,853 (90th).