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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
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Incinerators: Hazardous Substances, Directgov, Housing, EU Agreements (Human Rights), Deportation: Children
(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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Water Prices (2 Jul 2009)
“Does my hon. Friend accept that a social tariff especially for large low-income households is essential if they are not to be clobbered by huge increases under water metering, and that Ofwat is unlikely to approve such tariffs without clear and firm guidance from the Government? Will the Government issue such guidance as a matter of urgency?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration: Bicester (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on the proposed immigration removal centre in Bicester; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports: Israel (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many end-user certificates for exports of arms to Israel have been issued in the last three years.”
More of Andrew Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 109 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 698 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £13,306 (516th) | £21,657 (295th) | £18,164 | £20,817 (234th) | £20,331 (joint 159th) | £19,379 (336th) | £15,188 (334th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £706 (122nd) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,257 (64th) | £24,328 (112th) | £21,440 | £19,237 (178th) | £18,782 (joint 266th) | £17,698 (423rd) | £20,253 (160th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £86,349 (368th) | £83,308 (359th) | £82,561 | £70,046 (380th) | £60,672 (589th) | £61,977 (436th) | £41,307 (488th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,869 (79th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,358 (541st)* | £3,916 (527th)** | £3,592 | £3,608 (578th) | £1,229 (629th) | £1,511 (628th) | £3,314 (548th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £45 (414th) | £160 (joint 346th) | £111 | £198 (joint 366th) | £155 (386th) | £34 (456th) | £154 (374th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,811 (46th) | £2,883 (46th) | £1,584 | £1,803 (131st) | £1,016 (joint 246th) | £1,229 (238th) | £756 (joint 426th) |
| 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) | £1,919 (joint 267th) | £1,919 (joint 262nd) | £1,919 (joint 248th) |
| Other Costs | £5,724 (24th) | £0 | £0 | £10,956 (14th) | £877 (67th) | £4,200 (37th) | £0 |
| Total | £152,389 (230th) | £146,125 (150th) | £132,034 | £134,389 (121st) | £109,325 (517th) | £109,474 (405th) | £84,118 (430th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,091 (288th). Rail £206 (536th). Misc £61 (188th).