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Angela Smith
Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Also represented Sheffield, Hillsborough
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Angela Smith voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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 a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Education, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Speeches, Departmental Legal Opinion, Birds, Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, Education Maintenance Allowance
(based on written questions asked by Angela Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
- Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
Most recent appearances
- Economic Development (Barnsley) (7 Feb 2012)
“I appreciate that the Government are establishing the Green investment bank, which could be located in South Yorkshire if they were to really think about helping our local economy. The fundamental underlying point is that we still need demand in the economy if the local enterprise partnership is to deliver the success that the Minister is outlining as possible with these new arrangements....”
- Economic Development (Barnsley) (7 Feb 2012)
“On a point of order, Miss Clark. This topic is more a matter for the Department for Transport than for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. This debate is about jobs in Barnsley, not in Manchester.”
- Economic Development (Barnsley) (7 Feb 2012)
“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Clark. It is worth prefacing what I want to say in this debate with a few remarks about the town of Barnsley. It is a proud borough, which is characterised historically by the efforts of hard-working people. It now has a high proportion of welfare claimants, but let us remember that this area was at the heart of the fight for jobs in the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 72 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — 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 74.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 141 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 13 Jan 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 | £23,254 (138th) | £22,843 (231st) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,633 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,864 (130th) | £14,575 (475th) | £20,178 (349th) | £19,326 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £99,433 (185th) | £86,090 (377th) | £84,662 (305th) | £72,667 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,371 (joint 186th with 1 other) | £9,741 (199th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,086 (288th)1 | £7,751 (313th)2 | £8,506 (288th)3 | £6,766 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £711 (105th) | £1,106 (85th) | £1,357 (80th) | £1,703 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,364 (90th) | £1,951 (65th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £96 (86th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,999 (joint 3rd with 4 others) | £1,319 (126th) | £2,397 (68th) | £2,676 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,630 (165th) | £10,077 (36th) | £12,762 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,138 (joint 434th with 5 others) | £1,262 (59th) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £172,082 (62nd) | £150,240 (265th) | £150,549 (84th) | £138,615 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,394 (239th). Rail £4,632 (200th). Other: Rail £60 (124th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,828 (309th). Rail £4,829 (192nd). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Mileage £78 (57th).