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Vernon Coaker
Labour MP for Gedling
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Vernon Coaker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Angola, Missing Persons, Child Support, Civil Disorder, Asylum Seekers
(based on written questions asked by Vernon Coaker and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Communications Bill Committee (23 out of 25)
- Education Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Northern Ireland (23 Apr 2013)
“I beg to move, That this House notes the significant and positive developments in Northern Ireland in recent years; acknowledges that challenges remain; and reaffirms its commitment to supporting peace, progress and prosperity in every community. It gives me great pleasure to move the motion on the Order Paper in my name and those of my right hon. and hon. Friends, and to open the debate on...”
- Northern Ireland (23 Apr 2013)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks—I hope he feels like that at the end of my speech as well as at the beginning. In all seriousness, I am grateful for his remarks. The issues that affect Northern Ireland are taken seriously on both sides of the House. We need to debate them and to consider the challenges.”
- Northern Ireland (23 Apr 2013)
“I thank my hon. Friend for what he said at the beginning of his intervention. I will go on to say something about the economy and the need for jobs and growth in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, but he is right to make that point. The motion should enable Northern Ireland Members to speak with a great deal of flexibility on the many different issues that affect their constituents, as...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 73 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.59% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 609 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £8,944 (529th) | £12,404 (525th) | £12,567 (532nd) | £13,414 | £15,448 (476th) | £12,501 (531st) | £13,700 (547th) | £13,675 (464th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,652 (96th) | £24,011 (67th) | £27,763 (47th) | £25,177 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,220 (442nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,027 (199th) |
| Staffing costs | £94,357 (351st) | £86,929 (351st) | £79,240 (469th) | £77,129 | £68,189 (447th) | £61,905 (567th) | £61,752 (456th) | £41,526 (481st) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,618 (269th) | £9,803 (184th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,108 (286th)1 | £8,026 (295th)2 | £7,479 (323rd)3 | £6,677 | £8,598 (joint 391st with 1 other) | £8,707 (376th) | £8,550 (394th) | £6,044 (423rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £98 (375th) | £0 | £1,279 | £1,178 (157th) | £977 (167th) | £978 (173rd) | £761 (173rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £897 (133rd) | £1,011 (123rd) | 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 | £3,207 (350th) | £1,380 (joint 113th with 1 other) | £944 (joint 299th with 1 other) | £1,974 | £2,870 (57th) | £1,935 (75th) | £2,476 (40th) | £2,223 (joint 51st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,909 (143rd) | £1,961 (420th) | £5,862 | £8,406 (60th) | £4,681 (joint 130th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,196 (joint 333rd with 1 other) | £1,137 (194th) | £148 | £1,935 (233rd) | £1,923 (joint 256th with 2 others) | £1,923 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £1,923 (joint 237th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £280 (82nd) | £391 (56th) |
| Total | £147,783 (353rd) | £148,767 (291st) | £131,091 (441st) | £131,660 | £127,567 (240th) | £112,104 (481st) | £107,893 (445th) | £85,570 (393rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,278 (343rd). Rail £5,801 (148th). Misc £29 (219th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,735 (421st). Rail £6,200 (145th). Other: Rail £91 (124th).