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Alan Johnson
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Business, Innovation and Skills, Communities and Local Government, Justice, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police: Accountability, Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme, Police: Finance, Antisocial Behaviour Orders, Identity Cards
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online: EU Police, Justice and Home Affairs (12 Jun 2013)
“My right hon. Friend is making an interesting speech. Does he accept that one of the problems from Poland is that the Polish prosecution service does not have the discretion not to prosecute? Does he also accept that the work going on within the European Union with Poland has led to a 40% reduction in applications? Their number is still too many, but it is declining.”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online: EU Police, Justice and Home Affairs (12 Jun 2013)
“The Whips will be pleased to know that I support the motion, but I do not have too much problem with the amendment. The problem is the timing of the amendment because it deals with generalities when we need to start talking about specifics, particularly if the Home Secretary’s pledge that this should be a matter for Parliament to decide is to be honoured. Truth to tell, the opt-out in...”
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Protecting Children Online: EU Police, Justice and Home Affairs (12 Jun 2013)
“My point is that the Government came to the conclusion that they are minded to opt out. We have no idea where that thinking came from—there was no consultation with anyone. It is just as valid for the Government to be minded to opt in, but we have no sense of what big issue prevents them from doing so. The Home Secretary said in October and has repeated today that some of the measures...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 69 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 996 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £10,531 (499th) | £11,274 (544th) | £11,367 (547th) | £10,251 | £10,704 (559th) | £12,612 (528th) | £13,628 (550th) | £11,331 (534th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £8,644 (605th) | £16,346 (419th) | £7,421 (633rd) | £8,195 | £9,829 (607th) | £7,111 (644th) | £6,742 (645th) | £3,176 (648th) |
| Staffing costs | £84,241 (533rd) | £84,210 (433rd) | £79,245 (468th) | £69,674 | £61,425 (597th) | £57,853 (613th) | £61,105 (493rd) | £50,923 (144th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,324 (430th) | £4,629 (476th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,177 (282nd)1 | £7,763 (joint 311th with 1 other)2 | £9,053 (267th)3 | £9,567 | £13,725 (189th) | £13,022 (212th) | £12,305 (232nd) | £9,268 (256th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,443 (47th) | £996 (joint 104th with 1 other) | £634 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £1,439 | £1,128 (161st) | £935 (joint 172nd with 1 other) | £0 | £170 (joint 367th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,297 (joint 475th with 1 other) | £1,299 (130th) | £548 (512th) | £505 | £330 (joint 581st with 1 other) | £916 (298th) | £395 (593rd) | £375 (594th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,055 (131st) | £1,647 (470th) | £1,779 | £1,010 (573rd) | £2,937 (271st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,139 (joint 432nd with 1 other) | £1,106 (joint 233rd with 2 others) | £779 | £1,855 (389th) | £1,855 (joint 382nd with 1 other) | £1,855 (joint 373rd with 1 other) | £1,076 (545th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,656 (589th) | £131,711 (514th) | £111,021 (603rd) | £102,189 | £101,624 (609th) | £98,815 (604th) | £97,557 (564th) | £77,546 (518th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £701 (527th). Rail £7,476 (95th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £532 (557th). Rail £7,231 (106th).