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Alison Seabeck
Labour MP for Plymouth, Moor View
- Also represented Plymouth, Devonport
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alison Seabeck voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Defence, Health, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing Benefit, Housing: Construction, Departmental Procurement, Departmental Consultants, Planning
(based on written questions asked by Alison Seabeck and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Localism Bill Committee (23 out of 24)
- Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (12 out of 18)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Fisheries: EU Countries (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which EU member states have offered additional Western Water scallop effort to the UK in exchange for other species; and when the Marine Management Organisation first discussed this matter with each such member state.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (8 Feb 2012)
“We have heard from the Prime Minister how the Italian and German Governments are out there fighting for British jobs. Will he tell us exactly how many phone conversations he had directly with the Indian Prime Minister about the Typhoon bid, and when the last conversation took place?”
- Written Answers — Prime Minister: India: European Fighter Aircraft (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Prime Minister when he last discussed the bid by BAe Systems to sell the Typhoon to India with the Indian Prime Minister.”
More of Alison Seabeck's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 118 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 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") 121 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,960 (358th) | £20,037 (387th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £22,073 (118th) | £21,169 (164th) | £20,846 (251st) | £24,476 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £96,949 (275th) | £89,712 (243rd) | £86,811 (210th) | £61,014 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,433 (282nd) | £5,760 (423rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,317 (190th)1 | £11,578 (157th)2 | £9,970 (216th)3 | £8,679 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £43 (joint 388th with 1 other) | £203 (322nd) | £509 (220th) | £395 | ||||
| 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 | £5,349 (joint 158th with 1 other) | £642 (400th) | £913 (310th) | £569 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,224 (532nd) | £3,217 (joint 263rd with 1 other) | £1,810 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,071 (joint 516th with 5 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £162,122 (165th) | £151,396 (250th) | £145,390 (168th) | £119,591 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £194 (563rd). Rail £9,897 (47th). Other: Rail £226 (75th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £280 (573rd). Rail £10,766 (31st). Other: Rail £532 (41st).
3 Car £406 (571st). Rail £8,541 (57th). Other £1,023 (24th).
