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Tom Clarke
Labour MP for Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill
- Also represented Coatbridge & Chryston; Monklands West; Coatbridge and Airdrie
- Entered Parliament on 24 June 1982 — unknown
- Majority: 19,519 votes. — 10th 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 Tom Clarke 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 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
- 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
- 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: International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations, Millennium Development Goals, Energy: Coatbridge, Disability Rights Commission, Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
(based on written questions asked by Tom Clarke and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Autism Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Industrial Diseases: Compensation (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been paid in compensation to coalminers and their families in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency from each of his Department's two major personal injury compensation schemes since May 2005.”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“Does the hon. Gentleman not concern himself with the fact that when we look at Colombia we discover the tremendous problem of drugs and the influence of the drug barons? We are told that drug-related conditions are second only to cancer as a cause of death. Does he not feel that much more needs to be done to co-ordinate a response to remove that blemish?”
- Colombia (Human Rights) — [Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] (27 Jan 2010)
“I, too, had the opportunity a few short years ago to visit Colombia. Along with my colleagues, I had the chance to meet a number of displaced people. I understand that their number has increased to about 4.5 million-but perhaps my hon. Friend was coming to that. Does he agree that that figure alone suggests that it is time for a strategy to return to peace in a country that does not give the...”
More of Tom Clarke's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
- 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tom Clarke speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 694 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)3 | £14,905 (79th)2 | £15,527 (62nd)1 | £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 (237th) | £155,970 (173rd) | £144,246 (187th) | £141,603 | £121,627 (366th) | £125,724 (190th) | £123,560 (95th) | £96,793 (135th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,158 (379th). Rail £1,852 (358th). Air £10,766 (32nd). Misc £129 (142nd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,742 (398th). Rail £1,529 (400th). Air £9,025 (48th). Misc £192 (128th).
1 Car £2,790 (340th). Rail £1,946 (340th). Air £10,791 (35th).