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Tony Wright
Labour MP for Cannock Chase
- Also represented Cannock and Burntwood
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 9,227 votes. — 253rd 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 Wright 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 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Chairman, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Chairman, Public Administration Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mining: Pensions, Pensions, Citizenship, Government Departments: Annual Reports, Digital Hearing Aids
(based on written questions asked by Tony Wright and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Reform (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will make a statement on steps taken by staff of the House in taking forward work arising from the recommendations and conclusions of the House of Commons Reform Committee in its First Report of Session 2008-09, Rebuilding the House, HC 1117.”
- Cadbury (26 Jan 2010) has video
“As someone who has lived in Bourneville for the past 35 years-within inhaling distance of the chocolate factory-may I say that this is not any old company? As the Minister says, this is a company with a sense of belief and commitment to its own community. It is a model company. The sense of anger and betrayal in the area about what has happened cannot be underestimated and we want a response...”
- Ambulance Response Times (Local Reporting): Clause 33 — Disclaimer of peerage (26 Jan 2010) has video
“If ever there were a demonstration of the need to go further than the clauses in the Bill, it is clause 33. It is sensible for someone departing from the House of Lords to renounce their title, but we all know that that is not the issue. The issue, which has dogged all discussion on this matter from the beginning of time, is the confusion of service in the second Chamber of the legislature...”
More of Tony Wright's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (2 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 48 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tony Wright speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 421 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £16,079 (406th) | £16,162 (474th) | £16,131 (488th) | £15,763 | £17,910 (400th) | £15,564 (453rd) | £18,460 (395th) | £15,959 (joint 186th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,884 (475th) | £15,431 (454th) | £17,934 (474th) | £14,689 | £19,318 (joint 110th with 2 others) | £14,658 (575th) | £14,976 (550th) | £10,384 (509th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,359 (220th) | £78,159 (554th) | £78,956 (475th) | £73,033 | £65,296 (537th) | £62,952 (542nd) | £64,711 (322nd) | £36,474 (578th) |
| Communications Allowance | £153 (598th) | £1,924 (561st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,576 (311th)3 | £8,261 (282nd)2 | £8,807 (279th)1 | £8,178 | £10,618 (317th) | £11,065 (287th) | £10,602 (301st) | £8,942 (278th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £613 (195th) | £0 | £1,492 (122nd) | £1,202 (131st) | £0 | £353 (297th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,483 (77th) | £259 (278th) | 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 | £4,648 (210th) | £743 (344th) | £1,004 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £629 | £2,088 (104th) | £970 (267th) | £1,262 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £905 (joint 372nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,643 (275th) | £2,622 (320th) | £2,699 | £5,889 (104th) | £3,287 (228th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £947 (600th) | £808 (599th) | £0 | £1,950 (joint 195th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 190th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 188th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 179th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,073 (75th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,182 (423rd) | £125,602 (572nd) | £126,875 (496th) | £114,991 | £124,561 (296th) | £111,648 (491st) | £111,961 (356th) | £74,967 (544th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,634 (444th). Rail £6,627 (129th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,514 (438th). Rail £6,062 (141st).
1 Car £2,435 (372nd). 3rd party £56 (40th). Rail £6,316 (117th).