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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 a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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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: Defence, Communities and Local Government, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Defence: Procurement, Housing Benefit, Reserve Forces, Scallops, Housing: Construction
(based on written questions asked by Alison Seabeck and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (12 out of 18)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Marine Management Organisation (Data Accuracy) (20 May 2013)
“I appreciate that this is a complex issue and that change is always difficult, but does the Minister not share my view that in many respects the MMO has not helped itself by persistently insisting that everything must be done through a freedom of information request, or that we apply to the Information Commissioner? Will he please at least accept that when a member of the industry asks for...”
- Marine Management Organisation (Data Accuracy) (20 May 2013)
“The establishment of the Marine Management Organisation was deemed at the time to be a sensible approach, although the decision to move to the north-east was one I argued against. The loss of expertise within the organisation was never going to be easy to rebuild overnight, and the use of consultants is expensive and never quite provides the degree of continuity an organisation needs—it...”
- Marine Management Organisation (Data Accuracy) (20 May 2013)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He emphasises a point I will make later, which is that because of our concerns about the scallop data, those fishing other species are rightly concerned that the data on which their activity is based are also inaccurate. Even the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee received assurances from the MMO and DEFRA, through the National Audit...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 63 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 182 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 76.16% 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 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") 174 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | 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).