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Austin Mitchell
Labour MP for Great Grimsby
- Also represented Grimsby
- Entered Parliament on 28 April 1977 — unknown
- Majority: 7,654 votes. — 217th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Austin Mitchell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 6 Dec 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing, Social Housing, Council Housing, Management Consultants, Consultants
(based on written questions asked by Austin Mitchell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Non-domestic Rates: Ports (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Valuation Office Agency made a separate assessment for business rates for each port operator working in the hereditament of a statutory port in 2005.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Phorm (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions he has had with Phorm on the use of its targeted online advertising technology.”
More of Austin Mitchell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 168 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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") 919 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,073 (163rd) | £22,090 (joint 217th) | £21,619 | £20,715 (257th) | £20,202 (joint 226th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £17,415 (77th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,452 (453rd) | £13,987 (570th) | £19,242 | £12,892 (556th) | £18,720 (joint 332nd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £11,907 (468th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,218 (219th) | £89,119 (88th) | £83,209 | £75,865 (123rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,999 (312th) | £53,026 (100th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,562 (433rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,922 (123rd)* | £12,104 (131st)** | £11,113 | £16,934 (98th) | £18,299 (75th) | £16,565 (102nd) | £10,799 (178th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £634 (joint 164th) | £1,109 (110th) | £1,426 | £2,056 (69th) | £1,777 (68th) | £1,939 (51st) | £1,701 (58th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,222 (22nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £890 (270th) | £1,055 (262nd) | £1,527 | £1,881 (120th) | £1,576 (115th) | £1,974 (92nd) | £1,907 (84th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,722 (268th) | £1,765 (449th) | £4,102 | £4,803 (148th) | £4,351 (145th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,841 (407th) | £1,841 (400th) | £1,841 (joint 389th) | £1,841 (356th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,956 (174th) | £142,287 (235th) | £142,238 | £136,987 (91st) | £134,789 (68th) | £125,274 (67th) | £98,596 (111th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,890 (25th). Rail £6,032 (150th).