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Angela Eagle
Labour MP for Wallasey
- Minister of State (Pensions and the Ageing Society), Department for Work and Pensions (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,109 votes. — 182nd 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 Angela Eagle voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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 for 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
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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Partnership Agreements, Race Relations, Pay Audits, Women's Sport, Equal Pay
(based on written questions asked by Angela Eagle and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pensioners: Social Security Benefits (8 Feb 2010)
“The Government are committed to ensuring pensioners receive the support they are entitled to and a number of measures have been put in place to encourage pensioners to take up their benefit entitlement. The claim process has been simplified so that claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit can be made over the phone with pension credit without the need for a signed claim form. A...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental Consultants (5 Feb 2010)
“The Department for Work and Pensions spent £5.007 million on consultants engaged in connection with the Pension Transformation programme for 2008-09. The spend for 2009-10 to date is nil. We are unable to provide expenditure by individual supplier as this information is commercial in confidence.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Members: Correspondence (5 Feb 2010)
“I replied to the hon. Member on 4 February 2010 and I apologise again for the delay in doing so.”
More of Angela Eagle's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 48 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Angela Eagle speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 660 times in debates — well above 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 | £7,484 (548th) | £7,045 (573rd) | £8,297 (573rd) | £12,823 | £14,182 (499th) | £10,588 (556th) | £17,207 (458th) | £16,672 (107th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £246 (joint 119th with 4 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £20,167 (207th) | £19,116 (287th) | £20,033 (363rd) | £19,950 | £18,665 (290th) | £18,533 (400th) | £17,814 (joint 409th with 1 other) | £12,314 (454th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,067 (104th) | £89,492 (joint 252nd with 1 other) | £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) | £84,081 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £68,022 (joint 300th with 6 others) | £65,452 (259th) | £51,621 (132nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,403 (165th) | £9,570 (226th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,197 (237th)3 | £9,189 (253rd)2 | £7,937 (306th)1 | £6,926 | £12,770 (239th) | £10,338 (318th) | £7,990 (411th) | £2,490 (582nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £513 (206th) | £1,041 (118th) | £742 | £2,698 (30th) | £384 (296th) | £480 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £360 (292nd) |
| 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 | £3,710 (302nd) | £1,062 (202nd) | £670 (429th) | £2,178 | £1,882 (119th) | £946 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £820 (joint 424th with 1 other) | £1,053 (302nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,534 (457th) | £1,430 (517th) | £3,000 | £3,064 (263rd) | £1,232 (523rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,204 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £1,000 (423rd) | £436 | £1,806 (449th) | £1,806 (442nd) | £1,806 (423rd) | £1,370 (510th) | |
| Other Costs | £4,389 (43rd) | £2,028 (53rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,415 (225th) | £140,753 (408th) | £127,684 (485th) | £130,136 | £125,403 (286th) | £111,849 (488th) | £111,815 (361st) | £87,107 (364th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,045 (388th). Rail £7,144 (107th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,714 (400th). Rail £6,383 (127th). Air £1,100 (97th).
1 Car £3,784 (259th). 3rd party £25 (53rd). Rail £3,560 (240th). Air £568 (145th).