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Tom Clarke
Labour MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
- Also represented Coatbridge and Chryston; Monklands West; Coatbridge and Airdrie
- Entered Parliament on 24 June 1982 — unknown
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Clarke voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing Benefit, Remploy, Mali, Employment Schemes, Sudan: Overseas Aid
(based on written questions asked by Tom Clarke and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- International Development Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Bees: Pesticides (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many representations he has received from the chemicals industry on the UK's opposition to an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides; (2) how many representations he has received from the bee and honey industry on the UK's opposition to an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.”
- Written Answers — International Development: Syria (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the distribution of humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of Syria; and if she will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Bees (13 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to support the declining bee population.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- 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 67.96% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 785 times in debates — well above 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 | £12,905 (466th) | £16,264 (471st) | £16,731 (470th) | £15,070 | £14,315 (498th) | £18,773 (328th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,023 (172nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,829 (540th) | £11,684 (553rd) | £16,800 (516th) | £13,527 | £11,225 (591st) | £17,369 (515th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,910 (206th) |
| Staffing costs | £104,094 (66th) | £99,782 (21st) | £90,916 (55th) | £88,351 | £70,845 (292nd) | £63,887 (516th) | £61,451 (joint 477th with 2 others) | £44,565 (379th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,979 (96th) | £9,238 (260th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,488 (123rd)1 | £14,905 (79th)2 | £15,527 (62nd)3 | £16,231 | £21,664 (38th) | £21,612 (37th) | £20,386 (46th) | £15,572 (60th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £299 (242nd) | £900 (121st) | £1,509 (70th) | £2,056 | £369 (308th) | £1,097 (144th) | £972 (175th) | £979 (137th) |
| 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 | £3,382 (332nd) | £613 (joint 423rd with 1 other) | £601 (joint 469th with 3 others) | £1,074 | £462 (528th) | £595 (466th) | £1,038 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £626 (joint 499th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,422 (486th) | £1,240 (546th) | £3,656 | £990 (joint 574th with 1 other) | £634 (613th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,162 (395th) | £922 (547th) | £1,638 | £1,757 (487th) | £1,757 (478th) | £1,757 (454th) | £118 (614th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,976 (239th) | £155,970 (173rd) | £144,246 (187th) | £141,603 | £121,627 (366th) | £125,724 (190th) | £123,560 (95th) | £96,793 (135th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,742 (398th). Rail £1,529 (400th). Air £9,025 (48th). Misc £192 (128th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,158 (379th). Rail £1,852 (358th). Air £10,766 (32nd). Misc £129 (142nd).
3 Car £2,790 (340th). Rail £1,946 (340th). Air £10,791 (35th).