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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 strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 Costs, Translation Services, Legal Aid Scheme
(based on written questions asked by Andy Slaughter and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“Today is the 64th anniversary of Nakba, the catastrophe that saw the ethnic cleansing of 50% of Palestinians from historical Palestine with the formation of the state of Israel. I am pleased to follow my very good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham), and to endorse his comments about the situation in the occupied territories. Nakba is not just an historical...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“Does my right hon. Friend share my disappointment that Prime Minister Netanyahu has once again refused to countenance a settlement freeze as a precondition for opening negotiations? Does he accept that while settlements are being built there are unlikely to be meaningful negotiations?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“Those are—I mean this genuinely—very fine words, but Reuters reports that 32 people were killed in Syria yesterday. The Annan plan is not working at the moment. I am not saying that it should not be given a chance to work, but what else are the Government doing to stop the killing in Syria?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 284 written questions in the last year — well 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 76.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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") 278 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | 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).