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Andy Slaughter
Labour MP for Hammersmith
- Also represented Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andy Slaughter voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs, Departmental Legal Costs, Legal Aid Scheme, Legal Costs, Translation Services
(based on written questions asked by Andy Slaughter and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)
“Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the opening of the present Charing Cross hospital. The Secretary of State is welcome to come to the party, although he might be unpopular, as the A and E department there is one of the four in west London that he wishes to close. Three months ago, at Health questions, he told me that he would refer those decisions to the IRP, but he now appears to be...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (21 May 2013)
“Has the Secretary of State read his interview with the Law Society Gazette this week? I would not blame him if he had not, because it is a bit of a car crash. Does he stand by the passages where he says that he has no evidence of a lack of public support for legal aid but has received “lots of letters”, where he is “unsure” where £160 million of Department...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (21 May 2013)
“The Justice Secretary has one answer: payment by results. Last Friday, the Justice Secretary was forced to investigate alleged overpayment to G4S and Serco on the tagging contracts. Today the Financial Times is reporting that he has suspended outsourcing prison contracts to Serco, Sodexo and Amec. Should not he review all current contracts with the chumocracy of private firms who get the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 44 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 77.32% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 339 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £25,374 (52nd) | £26,347 (34th) | £19,731 (392nd) | £16,530 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £96,736 (279th) | £84,020 (441st) | £89,407 (83rd) | £86,523 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £7,476 (381st) | £9,899 (170th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,719 (556th)1 | £3,407 (538th)2 | £2,599 (570th)3 | £2,391 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £62 | ||||
| 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 | £6,993 (20th) | £985 (228th) | £3,321 (42nd) | £1,572 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £6,001 (3rd) | £10,207 (33rd) | £4,786 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £970 (joint 592nd with 1 other) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £142,214 (422nd) | £137,153 (449th) | £128,907 (471st) | £115,154 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,004 (494th). Rail £1,136 (444th). Misc £579 (65th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,482 (464th). Rail £1,106 (423rd). Misc £819 (43rd).