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Tony Cunningham
Labour MP for Workington
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tony Cunningham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Correspondence, Eritrea, Fireworks, Afghanistan
(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
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Eritrea (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to support the appointment of a UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Eritrea (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of refugees leaving Eritrea in the last year; and whether it has assessed (a) how these numbers compare to other countries with similar problems on a per capita basis, (b) the reasons why Eritreans are seeking to leave their country and (c) the effect of this outflow...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Eritrea (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Eritrea; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 45 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 76.95% 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
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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 | £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 (609th) | £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)1 | £17,970 (33rd)2 | £15,816 (55th)3 | £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) |
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).