Alex Cunningham MP, Stockton North

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Alex Cunningham’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Alex Cunningham’s votes.

Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 44 votes against, 9 absences, between 2014–2016
Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017
Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 18 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2019
Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2010–2019
Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016
Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, between 2011–2020

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Recent appearances

Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Courts: Coronavirus 14 Sep 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which dates each of the Nightingale courts started trials; when those courts will be operating at full capacity; and what plans the Government has for further Nightingale courts.
Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) (No. 2) Bill 11 Sep 2020

I know we are short of time, but I would ask the Minister two things. First, will he work to raise awareness among employers that a lot of their activities are actually illegal through not paying the national minimum wage? Secondly, will he look at the fact that many complaints have been made but no prosecutions or action taken when students have objected to work experience being unpaid?
Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) (No. 2) Bill 11 Sep 2020

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I remember that the first time I had a Back-Bench Bill, it took three and a half years for the Government to adopt the measures that I wanted, to ban smoking in cars with children present, but we got there in the end, and I hope that we will get there much sooner with this Bill. The world in which we now live has changed significantly...

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Labour MP for Stockton North

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alex Cunningham campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Transport
Energy and Climate Change
Education
Ministry of Justice
Burma
Offshore Industry: Helicopters
Offshore Industry: Safety
Offshore Industry
Armed Forces: Education

Currently held offices

Shadow Minister (Justice) (since 10 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

Member, Environmental Audit Committee (25 Feb 2019 to 8 May 2019)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions) (14 Oct 2016 to 21 Dec 2017)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
Member, Education Committee (7 Nov 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (17 Jan 2011 to 8 Mar 2011)
Member, Work and Pensions Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 27 Jun 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Frank Cook

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Childcare Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
Childcare Payments Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 14 Sep 2020.

1. Employment and earnings

Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing surveys. All fees paid direct to Stockton North CLP:

27 August 2019, payment of £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 September 2019)

25 October 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 19 December 2019)

15 November 2019, payment of £75. Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 19 December 2019)

Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing surveys:

16 August 2019, payment of £40. Hours: 15 mins. Fee paid direct to Stockton North CLP. (Registered 04 September 2019)

23 October 2019, payment of £60. Hours: 20 mins. Fee paid direct to Stockton North CLP. (Registered 04 November 2019)

9 December 2019, payment of £100. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid direct to Stockton North CLP. (Registered 19 December 2019)

9 December 2019, payment of £60. Hours: 15 mins. Fee paid direct to Stockton North CLP. (Registered 19 December 2019)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Unison Northern
Address of donor: 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6TH

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,650

Donor status: trade union

(Registered 20 December 2019)

Name of donor: RMT
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Charlton Street, London NW1 1JD

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000

Donor status: trade union

(Registered 20 December 2019)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

A half share in a house in Stockton on Tees: (i). (Registered 26 May 2015; updated 05 April 2019)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

I employ my son, John Cunningham, as a Caseworker.

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