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Tom Clarke MP
- Labour MP for Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
- Majority: 19,519 votes. — 9th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Clarke voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately against 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 a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 5 Feb 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Work and Pensions, Scotland, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Disability Rights Commission, Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations, Blind and Partially-sighted People, Millennium Development Goals, World Bank/IMF
(based on written questions asked by Tom Clarke and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — International Development: Somalia: Food Aid (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to provide food aid to Somalia; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Somalia: Food Aid (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make representations to his international counterparts on the deployment of naval ships to escort food aid shipments to Somalia.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Management: Private Sector (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps his Department takes to advise local authorities in their choice of private sector waste management partners; (2) what powers his Department has to instruct and manage the private sector companies that are short-listed for local government waste management contracts; (3) for which local authorities his...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 comments 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.
- 43 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Clarke speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 164 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,731 (470th) | £15,070 | £14,315 (498th) | £18,773 (328th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,023 (172nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,800 (516th) | £13,527 | £11,225 (591st) | £17,369 (515th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £18,910 (206th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,916 (55th) | £88,351 | £70,845 (292nd) | £63,887 (516th) | £61,451 (joint 477th) | £44,565 (379th) |
| Members' Travel | £15,527 (62nd)* | £16,231 | £21,664 (38th) | £21,612 (37th) | £20,386 (46th) | £15,572 (60th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,509 (70th) | £2,056 | £369 (308th) | £1,097 (144th) | £972 (175th) | £979 (137th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £601 (joint 469th) | £1,074 | £462 (528th) | £595 (466th) | £1,038 (joint 318th) | £626 (joint 499th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,240 (546th) | £3,656 | £990 (joint 574th) | £634 (613th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £922 (547th) | £1,638 | £1,757 (487th) | £1,757 (478th) | £1,757 (454th) | £118 (614th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £144,246 (187th) | £141,603 | £121,627 (366th) | £125,724 (190th) | £123,560 (95th) | £96,793 (135th) |
* Car £2,790 (340th). Rail £1,946 (340th). Air £10,791 (35th).
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- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Glasgow East (3 miles)
- Glasgow North East (5 miles)
- Rutherglen & Hamilton West (6 miles)
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East (7 miles)
- Glasgow Central (7 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Draft Disability Discrimination Bill (Joint Committee) (to 11 Jun 2004)
- Minister of State (Film and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (3 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)
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