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Tony Lloyd

Labour MP for Manchester Central

  • Also represented Stretford

  • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
  • Majority: 9,776 votes. — 73rd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Tony Lloyd voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, North West Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Asylum Seekers, Mental Health, Liberia

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Humanitarian Assistance (Pakistan) (24 Jun 2009) has video

“Pakistan is different: the humanitarian situation requires help in its own right, but that country is also a vital strategic ally of this country. Will the Government put pressure on the rest of the EU to take on its own share of funding the humanitarian assistance? Frankly, our European allies are not doing enough.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)

“Given that the Prime Minister has outlined his view that European co-operation is fundamental, whether on building and maintaining jobs in this country, combating climate change or helping the developing world, can he tell me whether he really believes that retreating into Euroscepticism would be anything other than not only self-defeating self-indulgence, but massively damaging for Britain...”

More of Tony Lloyd's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 169 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tony Lloyd speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 838 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
14-18 February 2009, to Gaza and the West Bank on fact finding visit following the recent conflict in Gaza. Accommodation and all associated travel funded by the Welfare Association UK. (Registered 26 February 2009)

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£19,706 (401st) £18,907 (425th) £18,741 £17,154 (425th) £12,892 (521st) £12,105 (569th) £8,675 (584th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£23,043 (91st) £23,241 (149th) £26,011 £13,799 (533rd) £14,305 (582nd) £18,188 (joint 281st) £17,242 (256th)
Staffing Allowance£88,060 (312th) £84,426 (317th) £75,582 £56,213 (630th) £64,774 (450th) £52,747 (606th) £39,472 (524th)
Communications Allowance£3,931 (507th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£14,104 (103rd)* £10,494 (198th)** £10,515 £10,008 (336th) £10,431 (313th) £11,117 (281st) £8,866 (283rd)
Members' Staff Travel£2,162 (20th) £552 (210th) £100 £120 (412th) £0 £100 (422nd) £358 (293rd)
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£602 (430th) £686 (joint 420th) £1,116 £751 (joint 379th) £1,063 (230th) £880 (387th) £1,349 (210th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,509 (466th) £1,904 (428th) £2,199 £2,100 (joint 390th) £5,104 (114th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,053 (536th) £1,441 (20th) £581 £1,458 (589th) £1,458 (577th) £877 (634th) £877 (579th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£154,170 (197th) £141,651 (248th) £134,845 £101,603 (610th) £110,027 (509th) £96,014 (580th) £76,839 (527th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £890 (531st). Rail £11,986 (19th). Air £938 (103rd). Other: European £290 (125th).

** Car £1,173 (518th). Rail £8,743 (53rd). Air £578 (143rd).