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Andrew Smith
Labour MP for Oxford East
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 963 votes. — 598th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Smith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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 very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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, South East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, International Development, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Incinerators: Hazardous Substances, Incinerators, Directgov, Housing, EU Agreements (Human Rights)
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- University Places (England) (3 Feb 2010)
“I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Of course, world-class universities are absolutely crucial to my constituency and, as he says, to the future cultural, individual and economic development of this country. On his reference to all parties, I would like to place on the record my strong support for continuing the big investment that has been made, not only in...”
- Manufacturing Industry (19 Jan 2010)
“Does my hon. Friend not accept that another lesson to be learned from Germany is how its corporate structures, and particularly its financial structures, enable and even encourage companies to take a long-term view on investment strategy so that they are not so vulnerable to short-term market vicissitudes as companies in this country?”
- Manufacturing Industry (19 Jan 2010)
“Of course I agree that it is important to have the flexibility to have the right exchange rate. However, does my hon. Friend agree that, in a global economy where so many things are sourced from other countries, the competitive advantage that devaluation gives is offset by the higher costs of inputs? There cannot be a race to the bottom-cutting the exchange rate as a way of boosting...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 65 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 151 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Smith speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 702 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £9,276 (524th) | £13,306 (516th) | £21,657 (295th) | £18,164 | £20,817 (234th) | £20,331 (joint 159th with 3 others) | £19,379 (336th) | £15,188 (334th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £706 (122nd) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £18,643 (287th) | £24,257 (64th) | £24,328 (112th) | £21,440 | £19,237 (178th) | £18,782 (joint 266th with 3 others) | £17,698 (423rd) | £20,253 (160th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,731 (90th) | £86,349 (368th) | £83,308 (359th) | £82,561 | £70,046 (380th) | £60,672 (589th) | £61,977 (436th) | £41,307 (488th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,311 (290th) | £10,869 (79th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,883 (549th)3 | £3,358 (541st)2 | £3,916 (527th)1 | £3,592 | £3,608 (578th) | £1,229 (629th) | £1,511 (628th) | £3,314 (548th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £73 (357th) | £45 (414th) | £160 (joint 346th with 1 other) | £111 | £198 (joint 366th with 1 other) | £155 (386th) | £34 (456th) | £154 (374th) |
| 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 | £6,558 (79th) | £1,811 (46th) | £2,883 (46th) | £1,584 | £1,803 (131st) | £1,016 (joint 246th with 1 other) | £1,229 (238th) | £756 (joint 426th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,188 (47th) | £8,606 (46th) | £4,582 | £5,099 (137th) | £2,770 (291st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,482 (25th) | £1,267 (57th) | £0 | £1,919 (joint 271st with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 267th with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £1,919 (joint 248th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £1,329 (77th) | £5,724 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £10,956 (14th) | £877 (67th) | £4,200 (37th) | £0 |
| Total | £150,804 (322nd) | £152,389 (230th) | £146,125 (150th) | £132,034 | £134,389 (121st) | £109,325 (517th) | £109,474 (405th) | £84,118 (430th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,091 (288th). Rail £206 (536th). Misc £61 (188th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,772 (289th). Rail £56 (571st). Misc £55 (195th).