Joan Ryan’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Joan Ryan sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Joan Ryan consistently voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Joan Ryan consistently voted against greater regulation of gambling, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Joan Ryan almost always voted for university tuition fees, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Joan Ryan generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Joan Ryan has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: Dangerous Driving: Penalties 13 Sep 2016

  That was very affecting. Thank you, Ms Perry.

• Backbench Business: Victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA Terrorism: Compensation — [Joan Ryan in the Chair] 13 Sep 2016

  I ask the Minister to wind up with a minute or two left at the end, so that the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) can conclude.

• Backbench Business: Victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA Terrorism: Compensation — [Joan Ryan in the Chair] 13 Sep 2016

  Order. If all Members are now going to get to speak, the time limit needs to be reduced to something like three to three-and-a-half minutes.

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Profile

Labour MP for Enfield North

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

• Maiden speech
• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Children
• Schools and Families
• Department of Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Home Department
• Health
• Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
• North Middlesex Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
• General Practitioners: Enfield
• New Deal Schemes: Enfield
• Financial Markets: EU Law

Currently held offices

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 2 Feb 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 26 Nov 2007)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 27 Nov 2007)
• Vice-Chair, Labour Party (29 Jun 2007 to 14 Sep 2008)
• Prime Minister's Special Representative to Cyprus (29 Jun 2007 to 14 Sep 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Selection Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Member, Selection Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (13 Jun 2003 to 5 May 2006)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (29 May 2002 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Committee of Selection (5 Nov 2001 to 10 May 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Timothy Eggar
• Bryan Davies

Future MPs in this constituency

• Nick de Bois

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Joan Ryan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 93 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 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 55.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 89 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Joan Ryan’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 183 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)