John Cryer’s voting in Parliament

John Cryer is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, John Cryer sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• John Cryer consistently voted against the Iraq war, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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John Cryer

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions 28 Mar 2017

  Further to Question 10, is it not a bitter tragedy that the US, which has been a beacon of democracy and tolerance for so long, has produced a President whose comments and stance echo those of the Blackshirts of 80 years ago?

• The Secretary of State Was Asked: Topical Questions 7 Mar 2017

  Given the 30% cut in prison officer numbers since 2010, and given the poor retention rates among new recruits, at what point will the number of officers reach the appropriate level?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Business of the House 2 Mar 2017

  I would like to add to the tributes to Gerald Kaufman, who was a friend of mine for very many years. As has been said, he was elected in 1970—at the same election as my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr Skinner)—and was one of that generation of MPs who did not get to the Cabinet. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was a Minister of State in 1979 when Labour...

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Profile

Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Hornchurch

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @JohnCryerMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

John Cryer campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Work and Pensions
• Constitutional Treaty
• European Constitution
• Hospital Treatment
• Prison Service
• English Language: Education

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Administration Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Justice Committee (24 Feb 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 14 Nov 2011)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 13 May 2002)
• Member, Deregulation Committee (29 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Harry Cohen

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (11 out of 16)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Water Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (13 out of 17)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 21)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all John Cryer’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 150 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on John Cryer’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)