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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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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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, Treasury, Justice, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police: Accountability, Icelandic-Water Trawlermen Compensation Scheme, Police: Finance, Antisocial Behaviour Orders, Identity Cards
(based on written questions asked by Alan Johnson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
Most recent appearances
- Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day]: BAE Systems (24 Nov 2011)
“Does the hon. Gentleman recall that the specific criterion on which BAE let staff go in the last round of redundancies to which we agreed was that it would retain those with the capability to build Hawk? That was as recently as this summer. Would it not be strange for BAE not to be aware at that time of the decision it announced in September?”
- Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day]: BAE Systems (24 Nov 2011)
“We are pleased to get an enterprise zone, but we need to look at other work that these skilled workers can do; many companies would be pleased to get them. Our point is that this requires a new way of thinking. There is no reason why we cannot bring packages of civil aviation work to Brough, where there is a fabulous site and a really good work force. The alternative is that these workers...”
- Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day]: BAE Systems (24 Nov 2011)
“It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis). As he said, for the past 14 years we have worked together to try to protect the interests of BAE workers at Brough. We have been joined in that by other Members who represent constituencies in Hull and the east riding, many of whom are here today, but he and I have been working together on it the longest....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 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 54.79% 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") 974 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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).