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Angela Smith
Labour MP for Sheffield, Hillsborough
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 11,243 votes. — 189th 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 moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Transport Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills, Transport, Health, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Birds, Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, Forests, EC Water Framework Directive, Special Education Needs
(based on written questions asked by Angela Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Decision Making (26 Jan 2010) has video
“What his policy is on the devolution of responsibility for decision making from central to local government.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Decision Making (26 Jan 2010) has video
“On 11 January the Government formalised and made available to local government new powers in relation to bus services which complement the concessionary bus pass scheme. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be perverse for a future Government who profess to believe in devolution to repeal those powers, which have been warmly welcomed by local government?”
- Written Answers — Transport: Bus Services: Concessions (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) how many people travelled on local buses under the concessionary fare scheme in each (a) passenger transport executive and (b) non-passenger transport executive area in 2008-09; (2) how many people made one or more journeys on (a) light rail and (b) tram services under the concessionary fare scheme in 2008-09; (3) how many...”
More of Angela Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
- 95 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Angela Smith speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | 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)3 | £7,751 (313th)2 | £8,506 (288th)1 | £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 (63rd) | £150,240 (265th) | £150,549 (84th) | £138,615 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,828 (309th). Rail £4,829 (192nd). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Mileage £78 (57th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,394 (239th). Rail £4,632 (200th). Other: Rail £60 (124th).