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Tony Cunningham
Labour MP for Workington
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (since 6 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 6,895 votes. — 338th 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 Tony Cunningham 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 very 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 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, Selection Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Correspondence, Fireworks, Afghanistan, Sugar Protocol
(based on written questions asked by Tony Cunningham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Orders of the Day: European Union (Amendment) Bill (4 Mar 2008) has video
“rose in his place and claimed to move, That the Question be now put. Question, That the Question be now put, put and agreed to.”
- Orders of the Day: New Clause 6 — Local authorities: transfer of functions (15 Jun 2007)
“Don't go there.”
- Bill Presented: Darfur (5 Jun 2007)
“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.”
More of Tony Cunningham's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 91% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well 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 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") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £14,744 (435th) | £16,903 (465th) | £16,693 (474th) | £15,743 | £15,875 (465th) | £20,219 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,000 (joint 63rd with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,049 (566th) | £10,860 (573rd) | £14,618 (563rd) | £9,386 | £8,996 (621st) | £12,603 (607th) | £12,824 (588th) | £12,576 (441st) |
| Staffing costs | £71,890 (608th) | £77,036 (568th) | £77,116 (519th) | £71,782 | £75,247 (135th) | £65,014 (446th) | £65,276 (joint 283rd with 2 others) | £46,411 (299th) |
| Communications Allowance | £636 (580th) | £887 (580th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £19,231 (23rd)3 | £17,970 (33rd)2 | £15,816 (55th)1 | £14,953 | £16,145 (109th) | £14,846 (153rd) | £11,195 (277th) | £6,724 (382nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £155 (345th) | £672 (181st) | £0 | £779 (224th) | £1,445 (109th) | £273 (344th) | £1,339 (92nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £346 (251st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £233 (60th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,493 (320th) | £595 (joint 431st with 1 other) | £425 (561st) | £1,094 | £552 (joint 478th with 1 other) | £1,163 (197th) | £875 (joint 390th with 1 other) | £855 (388th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,760 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £1,155 (563rd) | £3,799 | £1,784 (439th) | £2,963 (269th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,080 (507th) | £942 (joint 496th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,737 (joint 497th with 1 other) | £1,737 (joint 488th with 1 other) | £1,737 (joint 460th with 1 other) | £1,737 (396th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,042 (594th) | £127,825 (552nd) | £127,437 (490th) | £116,757 | £121,115 (377th) | £119,990 (312th) | £111,902 (357th) | £87,642 (353rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,097 (200th). Rail £13,873 (4th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,657 (53rd). Rail £13,484 (10th). Misc £90 (169th).