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Alison Seabeck
Labour MP for Plymouth, Devonport
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 8,103 votes. — 289th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alison Seabeck voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, South West Regional Select Committee (since 12 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Utility Companies, Service Schools, Sewers, Dental Services, Professional Institutes
(based on written questions asked by Alison Seabeck and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Waste (2 Jul 2009) has video
“What estimate his Department has made of the volume of wastage of edible food arising from date stamping and food labelling practices; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Waste (2 Jul 2009) has video
“I welcome my hon. Friend to the Dispatch Box and thank him for that reply. A number of my constituents have contacted me expressing real concern about the extraordinarily high level of edible waste that disappears into dustbins. They feel that we should be able to attack the problem in a number of ways. First, individuals should ensure that they do not waste as much food; secondly,...”
More of Alison Seabeck's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 47 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,037 (387th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,169 (164th) | £20,846 (251st) | £24,476 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £89,712 (243rd) | £86,811 (210th) | £61,014 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £5,760 (423rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,578 (157th)* | £9,970 (216th)** | £8,679 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £203 (322nd) | £509 (220th) | £395 | ||||
| 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 | £642 (400th) | £913 (310th) | £569 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,224 (532nd) | £3,217 (joint 263rd) | £1,810 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,071 (joint 516th) | £1,014 (joint 385th) | £1,014 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £151,396 (250th) | £145,390 (168th) | £119,591 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £280 (573rd). Rail £10,766 (31st). Other: Rail £532 (41st).
** Car £406 (571st). Rail £8,541 (57th). Other £1,023 (24th).