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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. — 85th 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 a mixture of for and against 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010)
“In March last year, my predecessor commissioned the ACMD to provide advice on so-called legal highs or new psychoactive drugs. Following receipt of the council's advice, we have banned a number of substances, including synthetic cannabinoids, such as Spice, benzylpiperazine and gamma-butyrolactone-BZP and GBL respectively. As a priority, I am now expecting advice from the ACMD on the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010)
“I do. That is why it is very important to get a generic classification, so that we can cover whole areas and not allow the manufacturers of those drugs to shift around. We can actually make illegal a whole range and classification of those drugs.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010)
“Yes, I spoke to Professor Les Iversen, the new chair of the ACMD, last week. This is a priority for the council-an absolute priority. It expects to receive the advice on 22 February. Thereafter, it expects to make a decision in early March. It is a priority and the council is moving as quickly as it can, consistent-this is the point I made earlier-with trying to ensure that it deals not only...”
More of Alan Johnson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 64 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.
- 114 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Johnson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 903 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 (532nd) | £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)3 | £7,763 (joint 311th with 1 other)2 | £9,053 (267th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £532 (557th). Rail £7,231 (106th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £701 (527th). Rail £7,476 (95th).