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Vernon Coaker
Labour MP for Gedling
- Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,811 votes. — 499th 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 Vernon Coaker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, International Development, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Angola, Child Support, Asylum Seekers, Iraq, Community Sport
(based on written questions asked by Vernon Coaker and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Children Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children's Rights Director of England (8 Feb 2010)
“This is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply has been placed in the Libraries.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupil Exclusions: Gloucestershire (5 Feb 2010)
“Exclusions data for 2008/09 is not yet available. A Statistical First Release including national and local authority level data is due to be published in July showing this information. Information on exclusions for the 2007/08 school year are provided in the following table. Maintained primary schools, state-funded secondary schools and special schools( 1,2,3) number of pupil enrolments(...”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Class Sizes (4 Feb 2010)
“The following table provides the pupil to teaching assistant ratio in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in Suffolk local authority, the East of England Government office region and England, January 2009. Pupil:teaching assistant( 1) ratios( 2) , (PTAR), in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools, January 2009-Coverage: Suffolk local authority, East...”
More of Vernon Coaker's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 30 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") 450 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £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 (joint 95th with 1 other) | £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)3 | £8,026 (295th)2 | £7,479 (323rd)1 | £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 (352nd) | £148,767 (291st) | £131,091 (441st) | £131,660 | £127,567 (240th) | £112,104 (481st) | £107,893 (445th) | £85,570 (393rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,735 (421st). Rail £6,200 (145th). Other: Rail £91 (124th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,278 (343rd). Rail £5,801 (148th). Misc £29 (219th).