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Alan Johnson
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle
- Home Secretary (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 9,450 votes. — 84th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Religious Persons (5 Nov 2009)
“Imams, like all Ministers of religion from other faiths, from outside the EEA who wish to preach in the UK must apply under our new Points-Based System. They can only do so if they have a job offer from an organisation that has been licensed by the UK Border Agency to act as a sponsor. The Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) category requires migrants to have a high standard of English language...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Identity Cards: Fraud (5 Nov 2009)
“Identity cards are issued to foreign nationals after a decision has been made to grant them a period of leave to remain in the UK. No cards have been withdrawn after issue.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration Controls (5 Nov 2009)
“No sponsor licence applications have been processed without payment of the appropriate fee since the launch of the points-based system in November 2008.”
More of Alan Johnson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 62 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") 855 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £11,274 (544th) | £11,367 (547th) | £10,251 | £10,704 (559th) | £12,612 (528th) | £13,628 (550th) | £11,331 (534th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,346 (419th) | £7,421 (633rd) | £8,195 | £9,829 (607th) | £7,111 (644th) | £6,742 (645th) | £3,176 (648th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,210 (433rd) | £79,245 (468th) | £69,674 | £61,425 (597th) | £57,853 (613th) | £61,105 (493rd) | £50,923 (144th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,629 (476th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,763 (joint 311th)* | £9,053 (267th)** | £9,567 | £13,725 (189th) | £13,022 (212th) | £12,305 (232nd) | £9,268 (256th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £996 (joint 104th) | £634 (joint 188th) | £1,439 | £1,128 (161st) | £935 (joint 172nd) | £0 | £170 (joint 367th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,299 (130th) | £548 (512th) | £505 | £330 (joint 581st) | £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) | £1,106 (joint 233rd) | £779 | £1,855 (389th) | £1,855 (joint 382nd) | £1,855 (joint 373rd) | £1,076 (545th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,711 (514th) | £111,021 (603rd) | £102,189 | £101,624 (609th) | £98,815 (604th) | £97,557 (564th) | £77,546 (518th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £532 (557th). Rail £7,231 (106th).