A selection of Jim Cousins's votes

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• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 32 votes for, 1 vote against, 9 absences, between 2006–2009
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 8 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 6 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2004

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Investment Income 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) total monetary value of and (b) proportion of net investment income in the UK balance of payments has been in each year since 2006.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Royal Bank of Scotland: Liverpool Football Club 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the loans made by Royal Bank of Scotland to Liverpool Football Club are guaranteed under the Government's asset protection guarantee scheme.

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental ICT 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what disruption there has been to her Department's (a) Fraud Referral and Intervention Management System, (b) electronic records management and (c) Customer Information System since 22 January 2010.

More of Jim Cousins’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Departmental Staff
• Iraq
• Departmental Officials
• Pension Credit
• Departmental Contracts

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Treasury Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Treasury Sub-committee Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Piers Merchant
• Harry Cowans
• Edward Short
• Lyall Wilkes
• Alfred Denville
• Charles Trevelyan
• George Renwick

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chi Onwurah

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 22)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Jim Cousins’s speeches
• Has received answers to 240 written questions in the last year — well 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 69.25% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 49 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 228 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)