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Angela Smith
Labour MP for Basildon
- Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,142 votes. — 519th 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 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 moderately 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 very 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 moderately 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Electorate: British Nationals Abroad (8 Feb 2010)
“I have been asked to reply. The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply. Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 9 February 2010: As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your question asking how many persons reported to vote in each parliamentary constituency are...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Census (8 Feb 2010)
“The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 4 February 2010: As Director General I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking if a copy of the data-sharing agreement with (a) Local Government Information House, (b) the Royal Mail and (c) Ordnance Survey will be...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Census (8 Feb 2010)
“The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Stephen Penneck: As Director General I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2009, Official Report, column 951W on the Census, if a copy of the information commissioner's response on the privacy...”
More of Angela Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below 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 79% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 201 times in debates — 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 | £9,698 (517th) | £14,618 (499th) | £16,336 (482nd) | £19,025 | £16,227 (450th) | £19,873 (265th) | £15,293 (513th) | £15,154 (341st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £16,167 (388th) | £18,516 (319th) | £20,248 (338th) | £19,594 | £19,259 (joint 172nd with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £19,849 (171st) |
| Staffing costs | £104,523 (59th) | £88,849 (280th) | £87,046 (201st) | £84,081 | £70,299 (352nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £45,497 (joint 343rd with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,174 (295th) | £9,605 (221st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,921 (545th)3 | £2,219 (579th)2 | £2,059 (586th)1 | £1,114 | £3,330 (584th) | £3,097 (586th) | £5,129 (525th) | £3,872 (526th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £49 (joint 381st with 1 other) | £151 (joint 348th with 1 other) | £202 (325th) | £202 | £145 (395th) | £212 (363rd) | £206 (378th) | £203 (356th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £112 (302nd) | £101 (326th) | 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 | £3,970 (272nd) | £1,653 (66th) | £2,079 (91st) | £2,050 | £1,102 (257th) | £1,529 (124th) | £2,174 (63rd) | £1,729 (113th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,152 (125th) | £5,978 (105th) | £4,690 | £3,207 (243rd) | £3,664 (191st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,267 (joint 230th with 1 other) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £0 | £2,064 (joint 10th with 5 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,613 (365th) | £141,131 (400th) | £135,038 (377th) | £130,756 | £117,251 (460th) | £118,835 (340th) | £110,223 (393rd) | £89,498 (306th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,219 (374th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,639 (304th). Misc £103 (161st). Other: Mileage £80 (58th). Rail £34 (142nd). Air £65 (41st).