A selection of James Purnell's votes

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• Consistently voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2004
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 40 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2006–2009

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Members: Correspondence 20 May 2009

  A reply was sent to my right hon. Friend on 17 May 2009.

• Written Ministerial Statements — Work and Pensions: Agency Targets and Business Plans 12 May 2009

  I am today able to announce the annual performance targets for 2009-10 for the two executive agencies of the Department for Work and Pensions. The targets I have agreed are set out. Further information on the plans of Jobcentre Plus and the Pension, Disability and Carers Service in 2009-10 is contained in their individual "Business Plans" which have been published today. Copies have been...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Incapacity Benefit Claimants 11 May 2009

  We are increasing the help available to incapacity benefit claimants, all of whom have access to back-to-work support through pathways to work. We are also taking forward the Gregg review vision that everyone should be expected to take active steps towards work in return for their benefits, except for those in the support group, who are most disabled. In the first instance, we will trial that...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Stalybridge and Hyde

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

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

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

Social Media

• @jimpurnell

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Education and Skills
• Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Trade and Industry
• Culture Media and Sport
• Education (Stalybridge and Hyde)
• Departmental Policies
• School Sports Facilities
• Bangladesh
• Foster Carers

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (24 Jan 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (28 Jun 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Pensions Reform), Department for Work and Pensions (6 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (8 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Media and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (23 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (11 May 2005 to 23 May 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Cabinet Office (10 Apr 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Assistant Whip (17 Dec 2004 to 11 May 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Department for Education and Skills (16 Dec 2004 to 10 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Ms Ruth Kelly, Minister of State), Cabinet Office (2 Nov 2004 to 16 Dec 2004)
• PPS (Ms Ruth Kelly, Financial Secretary), HM Treasury (13 May 2004 to 2 Nov 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tom Pendry
• Fred Blackburn
• Gordon Lang
• Horace Cox
• Philip Dunne
• Sydney Hope
• Hugh Lawrie
• Edmund Wood
• John Tattersall
• John Rhodes
• John Wood

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jonathan Reynolds

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (18 out of 21)
• Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• High Hedges (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
• Education Bill Committee (12 out of 20)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all James Purnell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 76.01% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 33 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 97 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 392 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)