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Terry Rooney
Labour MP for Bradford North
- Entered Parliament on 8 November 1990 — unknown
- Majority: 3,511 votes. — 465th 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 Terry Rooney 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 introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Work and Pensions Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Home Department, Lord Chancellor, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Jobseeker's Allowance, Lone Parents, Children: Maintenance, Immigration Appellate Authority, Personal Injury Pre-action Protocol
(based on written questions asked by Terry Rooney and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Benefit Reform (15 Dec 2009) has video
“When my right hon. Friend is judging people by what they do and not what they say, will she recall what happened to apprenticeships in the 1980s, who abolished the old wages councils and who pursued poverty pay? May I particularly welcome the announcements that she has made today on housing benefit run-on and the carer's allowance, both of which have been strong recommendations of the Select...”
- [Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Pensioner Poverty (10 Dec 2009)
“This should be an academic debate, because in reality the change to restoring the earnings link is being paid for by equalisation of the pension age. That is the reality of it. So the start date should not really be an issue.”
- [Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Pensioner Poverty (10 Dec 2009)
“Although this is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, Mr. Williams, it does not make it any less of a pleasure. Unusually, I should like to start by thanking the Government for their fairly positive response to our report, which is not something that we are used to in our Committee. It usually takes two or three years for our fantastically good suggestions to bear fruit,...”
More of Terry Rooney's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Terry Rooney speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 108 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £10,774 (494th) | £13,980 (508th) | £12,538 (533rd) | £11,914 | £12,098 (540th) | £8,468 (585th) | £16,075 (495th) | £11,038 (541st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,202 (301st) | £20,791 (191st) | £22,770 (162nd) | £20,359 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,741 (359th) |
| Staffing costs | £88,832 (466th) | £81,933 (497th) | £73,005 (576th) | £67,911 | £59,536 (614th) | £56,344 (623rd) | £53,584 (598th) | £38,220 (547th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,965 (550th) | £1,273 (573rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,526 (121st)3 | £11,179 (177th)2 | £12,134 (129th)1 | £9,312 | £16,769 (joint 100th with 1 other) | £18,570 (72nd) | £16,151 (112th) | £13,008 (105th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,248 (joint 57th with 1 other) | £1,689 (37th) | £1,040 (119th) | £503 | £0 | £434 (284th) | £0 | £197 (joint 358th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £676 (166th) | £2,022 (62nd) | 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 | £4,190 (246th) | £1,161 (175th) | £1,050 (264th) | £1,068 | £2,651 (68th) | £2,857 (29th) | £3,829 (13th) | £3,363 (14th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,685 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £2,405 (353rd) | £1,190 | £2,725 (302nd) | £2,553 (323rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,265 (joint 232nd with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,376 (20th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,413 (474th) | £137,978 (434th) | £126,000 (507th) | £112,257 | £123,446 (320th) | £109,991 (510th) | £109,839 (joint 400th with 1 other) | £82,533 (451st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,290 (43rd). Rail £4,706 (196th). Air £183 (147th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,565 (25th). Rail £5,789 (150th). Air £172 (147th).