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Andrew Love
Labour MP for Edmonton
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 8,075 votes. — 218th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Love voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
- Member, Treasury Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Work and Pensions, Education and Skills
- 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)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Patents Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Homes Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Financial Services Bill: New Clause 10 — Financial Services Authority regulation of Northern Ireland credit unions (25 Jan 2010) has video
“I had a credit union in my constituency, which got into trouble some years ago and, sadly, went into liquidation about a year ago. During the time of its difficulties, my constituents could refer to the ombudsman to take up any concerns that they had and when the credit union went into liquidation, there was a compensation scheme. Indeed, I was a small shareholder in that credit union and...”
- Financial Services Bill: New Clause 9 — Bank and building society accounts of retail customers (25 Jan 2010)
“Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the problems that has bedevilled this discussion is that the Supreme Court only got a technical knock-out over the OFT? It did not determine the fairness of the situation; rather, it determined that the OFT could not make a judgment on that, which, to go by the public response, is making life much more difficult.”
- Financial Services Bill: New Clause 9 — Bank and building society accounts of retail customers (25 Jan 2010) has video
“I agree with the hon. Gentleman that there is interest on both sides in reaching agreement. My point is that the two sides are so far apart and their interpretations are so different-and the commercial interests are so palpable-that reaching agreement may prove more difficult.”
More of Andrew Love's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 44 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Love speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 280 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £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)3 | £2,520 (569th)2 | £1,816 (593rd)1 | £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 (186th) | £148,757 (292nd) | £140,213 (281st) | £131,980 | £132,232 (144th) | £123,949 (228th) | £114,712 (289th) | £91,308 (250th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,326 (484th). Other: European £1,194 (39th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,265 (464th). Rail £922 (469th). Other: European £1,384 (32nd).