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Andrew Dismore
Former Labour MP for Hendon
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 2,699 votes. — 530th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Dismore voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for university tuition fees. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Armed Conflict (8 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to (a) the government of Iran and (b) the Palestinian Authority on the fate of the missing Israeli service personnel; and if he will make a statement.”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London (9 Mar 2010)
“The Minister of State, Department of Health, made it pretty clear earlier that Whittington A and E department is safe. Will my hon. Friend make the same pledge regarding the Royal Free?”
- Crime and Security Bill: New Clause 1 — Retention, destruction and use of fingerprints and samples (8 Mar 2010)
“I rise to speak to my Committee's report on this part of the Bill and the amendments in my name that have been tabled on behalf of that Committee. We have had extensive correspondence with my right hon. Friend the Minister and his predecessors on the retention of DNA, most recently, of course, in light of the Marper case. It might be useful to remind Members of what the Grand Chamber said in...”
More of Andrew Dismore's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 216 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 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.
- 86 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1037 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Solicitor, consultant to Russell, Jones and Walker, 324 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HD (ended 30 November 2009).
31 July 2009, received payment of £595 (net) for researching, drafting and proof reading a bulletin on recent cases of interest to personal injury lawyers. Hours: 4.5hrs at weekends. (Registered 5 August 2009)
31 August 2009, received payment of £595 (net) for researching, drafting and proof reading a bulletin on recent cases of interest to personal injury lawyers. Hours: 3.5hrs at weekends. (Registered 31 August 2009)
30 September 2009, received payment of £595 net for researching recent cases and articles of interest to personal injury lawyers. Hours: 3.5 at weekends. (Registered 12 October 2009)
31 October 2009, received payment of £595 net for researching recent cases and articles of interest to personal injury lawyers and preparing, drafting and proof reading a bulletin on recent cases of interest to personal injury lawyers. Hours: 4.5 at weekends. (Registered 31 October 2009)
30 November 2009, received payment of £595 net for researching recent cases and articles of interest to personal injury lawyers and preparing, drafting and proof reading a bulletin on recent cases of interest to personal injury lawyers. Hours: 4.5 at weekends. (Registered 30 November 2009)
4. Sponsorships
Name of donor: GMB Union (London Region)
Address of donor: 152 Brent St, London NW4 2DP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to my constituency party
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 12 February 2010)
Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7AE.
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 paid to the constituency party. The party has reported this to the Electoral Commission, or will do so in its next quarterly report.
Donor status: trade union.
(Registered 17 March 2010)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donors: 1) Cyprus House of Representatives 2) Morphou Municipality
Address of donors: Nicosia, Cyprus
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) 4 nights accommodation; estimate £120; use of car at £50 per day; incidentals £50; total: £690.
2) 2 nights accommodation; estimate £120; 3 meals, total estimate £300.
Destination of visit: Nicosia, Cyprus.
Date of visit: 5-11 October 2009
Purpose of visit: study visit as Vice-Chair, Friends of Cyprus Group, and to speak at Morphou Rally.
(Registered 12 October 2009)
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £2,927 (574th) | £3,815 (581st) | £4,295 (581st) | £5,249 | £5,067 (598th) | £9,328 (572nd) | £19,028 (362nd) | £15,343 (316th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £25,480 (48th) | £21,377 (135th) | £24,235 (118th) | £19,965 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £18,231 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £18,678 (212th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,920 (302nd) | £90,457 (196th) | £81,887 (405th) | £85,760 | £77,534 (joint 77th with 6 others) | £74,935 (44th) | £72,214 (35th) | £50,775 (joint 150th with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,388 (179th) | £9,930 (joint 161st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,119 (440th)1 | £3,644 (529th)2 | £4,526 (joint 489th with 1 other)3 | £5,274 | £5,350 (523rd) | £3,203 (585th) | £4,959 (531st) | £3,277 (550th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £6,935 (51st) | £752 (joint 338th with 2 others) | £8,480 (3rd) | £12,268 | £11,347 (4th) | £12,091 (1st) | £10,989 (1st) | £8,669 (1st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £6,205 (1st) | £20,665 (6th) | £25,146 | £20,762 (11th) | £26,664 (2nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,265 (joint 232nd with 3 others) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £877 | £1,862 (joint 382nd with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 376th with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 366th with 2 others) | £1,862 (joint 341st with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,121 (13th) | £769 (73rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,769 (364th) | £137,445 (442nd) | £145,146 (173rd) | £154,539 | £152,368 (18th) | £147,650 (9th) | £127,283 (50th) | £98,604 (110th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,126 (362nd). Misc £60 (188th). Other: European £2,933 (5th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,144 (381st). Misc £81 (173rd). Other: European £1,419 (28th).