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

We have lots more plain English analysis of John Cryer’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit John Cryer’s full vote analysis page for more.

John Cryer has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Spending Review 2020 and OBR Forecast 25 Nov 2020

  The Chancellor has announced a pay freeze for hundreds of thousands of public sector workers today who do not deserve it. Firefighters, care assistants and teaching assistants will all suffer a pay freeze. What is the assessment of the economic impact of that pay freeze? There must be one in the Treasury somewhere. What is it?

• Business of the House 12 Nov 2020

  The Leader of the House, as well as every other Member of this House, will be acutely aware of the 3 million excluded people who have fallen between all the Government covid schemes. Many of them are facing, and have faced for the past few months, destitution and poverty. We had a debate about two or three months ago on the 3 million excluded. Would it be possible to have another debate, but...

• Black History Month 20 Oct 2020

  I will be brief, because I have not got much choice. Following that last speech, I would just point out that the early MPs whom the hon. Member for Wakefield (Imran Ahmad Khan) mentioned served in here decades before the Labour party even existed. It would have been a bit tricky for us to get any MPs elected, white or non-white, before we even existed. The Labour party was created in its...

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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
• Teachers: Pay

Currently held offices

• Member, Administration Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Administration Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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)
• Water Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (11 out of 16)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (13 out of 17)
• 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)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 21)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)