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Tony Cunningham
Labour MP for Workington

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Tony Cunningham voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, International Development, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Correspondence, Fireworks, Afghanistan, Planning

(based on written questions asked by Tony Cunningham and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Somalia (1 Feb 2012)

“May I ask the Secretary of State for his response to the criticism in the Oxfam and Save the Children report “A Dangerous Delay”, which is partly based on Somalia? Does he think that there are lessons to be learned, given that an imminent threat of famine is now looming in the Sahel?”

Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Recruitment (25 Jan 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) officials and (b) advisers other than his political advisers have been awarded (i) short-term and (ii) permanent contracts outwith his Department's human resources policies.”

Written Answers — International Development: Sudan: Debts (24 Jan 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what consideration he has given to provision of debt relief to the government of Sudan.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — 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 76.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register

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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.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,657 (53rd). Rail £13,484 (10th). Misc £90 (169th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,097 (200th). Rail £13,873 (4th).

³ Car £4,403 (204th). Rail £11,413 (19th).