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Andrew Love
Labour MP for Edmonton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Love voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing, Telephone Advice Lines, Flooding, Burundi, Cyprus
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Love and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of 23)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Railway Trains (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect of measures to control costs in rail franchise awards on (a) train timetables and (b) levels of overcrowding; and if she will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Empty Properties (30 Jan 2012)
“Will the Minister explain how dismantling the powers available to local authorities to deal with empty homes above shops—for example, the management orders have increased from six months to two years, and properties have to be substantially dilapidated before action can be taken—will help to deal with the problem?”
- Written Answers — Transport: Railways: East Anglia (25 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether any of her Department's guidance or tender documentation for the Greater Anglia franchise included information on the possibility of a reduction in fleet size; and if she will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 59 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 326 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees from Wroxton College, Wroxton, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire, for seminars with their students.
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Qatar Government
Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): estimated value £5,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-12 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the Forum on Democracy
(Registered 27 May 2011)
Name of donor: Council for Arab British Understanding
Address of donor: the Sir Joseph Hotung Programme for Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, WC1H 0XG.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): around £1,200
Destination of visit: Palestinian Authority and Israel
Date of visit: 9-12 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to witness the experiences of occupation from both sides and to discuss the opportunities to build trust and confidence towards a lasting peace
(Registered 15 December 2011)
Name of donor: Council for Arab British Understanding
Address of donor: Mr Kamel Zarka, c/o Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London EC4E 3DE
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): around £2,000
Destination of visit: Lebanon
Date of visit: 5-10 January 2012
Purpose of visit: to witness the experiences of Syrian refugees and speak to opposition groups and public figures in Lebanon regarding the impact of events in Syria on the Region.
(Registered 28 January 2012)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London for which a rental income is received.
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 (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 | £20,119 (275th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,538 (308th) | £21,634 | £17,611 (412th) | £19,798 (joint 273rd with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,671 (joint 268th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,837 (363rd) | £19,418 (269th) | £26,819 (66th) | £18,976 | £18,185 (342nd) | £17,252 (519th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £25,697 (67th) |
| Staffing costs | £105,274 (50th) | £87,933 (317th) | £82,896 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £81,340 | £77,341 (96th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £70,133 (73rd) | £44,011 (400th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,921 (134th) | £7,371 (363rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,571 (522nd)1 | £2,520 (569th)2 | £1,816 (593rd)3 | £1,228 | £2,321 (611th) | £1,725 (623rd) | £1,841 (619th) | £1,252 (622nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £21 (joint 425th with 1 other) | £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 | £3,665 (306th) | £1,952 (29th) | £1,852 (113th) | £1,874 | £4,121 (30th) | £2,131 (56th) | £2,791 (joint 29th with 1 other) | £2,686 (29th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,046 (54th) | £4,083 (191st) | £5,899 | £10,662 (38th) | £6,067 (75th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,413 (joint 62nd with 3 others) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,029 | £1,991 (joint 84th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 78th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 77th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 75th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £160,388 (191st) | £148,757 (292nd) | £140,213 (281st) | £131,980 | £132,232 (144th) | £123,949 (228th) | £114,712 (289th) | £91,308 (250th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,265 (464th). Rail £922 (469th). Other: European £1,384 (32nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,326 (484th). Other: European £1,194 (39th).