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Tony Wright
Labour MP for Cannock Chase
- Also represented Cannock and Burntwood
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,227 votes. — 252nd 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: MPs' Expenses and Allowances (4 Nov 2009)
“We have all made a speech saying that we want nothing to do with the setting of our own pay and allowances, and that we would like those things to be determined by an independent body. When that independent body comes along and determines them, we will logically have no alternative but to accept that. If we do so, that and the other changes that we are making will finally give us a realistic...”
- Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 8 — Special Advisers code (3 Nov 2009)
“I shall be extremely brief. It is unfortunate—in fact, that is hardly the word—that we have reached a part of the Bill that has some real meat in it and there is simply no time to discuss it. I hope that the Government will say how we can deal with the rest of the Bill, because at the moment the Committee will be unable to do so. Over the years, we have had endless arguments about...”
- Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 7 — Minimum requirements for civil service and diplomatic service codes (3 Nov 2009)
“This Bill has been through so many previous incarnations that it is sometimes difficult to keep up with it. In one of its incarnations, there was a list of various duties that civil servants would be obliged to perform, including the duty "to discharge public functions reasonably and according to law" and another duty to do with standards of administration. It seems to me that there are two...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 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 71% 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.
- 47 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tony Wright speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 410 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,162 (474th) | £16,131 (488th) | £15,763 | £17,910 (400th) | £15,564 (453rd) | £18,460 (395th) | £15,959 (joint 186th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,431 (454th) | £17,934 (474th) | £14,689 | £19,318 (joint 110th) | £14,658 (575th) | £14,976 (550th) | £10,384 (509th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,159 (554th) | £78,956 (475th) | £73,033 | £65,296 (537th) | £62,952 (542nd) | £64,711 (322nd) | £36,474 (578th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,924 (561st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,261 (282nd)* | £8,807 (279th)** | £8,178 | £10,618 (317th) | £11,065 (287th) | £10,602 (301st) | £8,942 (278th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £613 (195th) | £0 | £1,492 (122nd) | £1,202 (131st) | £0 | £353 (297th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £259 (278th) | 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 | £743 (344th) | £1,004 (joint 279th) | £629 | £2,088 (104th) | £970 (267th) | £1,262 (joint 227th) | £905 (joint 372nd) |
| 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) | £1,950 (joint 190th) | £1,950 (joint 188th) | £1,950 (joint 179th) |
| Other Costs | £1,073 (75th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £125,602 (572nd) | £126,875 (496th) | £114,991 | £124,561 (296th) | £111,648 (491st) | £111,961 (356th) | £74,967 (544th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,634 (444th). Rail £6,627 (129th).
** Car £2,435 (372nd). 3rd party £56 (40th). Rail £6,316 (117th).