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Barbara Follett
Former Labour MP for Stevenage
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 3,139 votes. — 515th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Barbara Follett voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 — Amendment of existing procedure in Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (8 Apr 2010) has video
“In the few minutes that remain-”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 — Amendment of existing procedure in Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (8 Apr 2010) has video
“I understand, Mr. Deputy Speaker. With the leave of the House, I would like to reiterate the flexibility that the Bill gives us to carry out this important work, and the fact that the amendments would reduce that flexibility and make that work more difficult.”
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill: Clause 1 — Amendment of existing procedure in Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (8 Apr 2010) has video
“No, but it does exactly what we hope it will do: involve local people far more in local democratic processes.”
More of Barbara Follett's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
- 44 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 151 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
8. Land and Property
Residential flat in London, from which rental income is received.
Residential house in Cape Town, South Africa, from which rental income is received.
A holiday home in Antigua, jointly owned with my husband, occasionally let for rental.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) BEK Partnership; recording studio.
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £18,908 (329th) | £22,254 (279th) | £22,107 (192nd) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,400 (joint 308th with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,321 (338th) | £19,907 (245th) | £20,674 (262nd) | £19,997 | £19,324 (joint 89th with 9 others) | £18,796 (joint 213th with 3 others) | £18,220 (joint 233rd with 4 others) | £13,264 (407th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,531 (111th) | £91,715 (130th) | £81,462 (414th) | £83,157 | £76,931 (106th) | £68,717 (213th) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £53,398 (92nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £372 (628th)2 | £2,184 (584th)3 | £2,277 | £2,822 (595th) | £2,201 (610th) | £1,878 (618th) | £1,060 (627th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £4,268 (235th) | £362 (joint 554th with 2 others) | £701 (joint 413th with 1 other) | £947 | £1,147 (248th) | £1,034 (238th) | £2,013 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £626 (joint 499th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,047 (229th) | £4,384 (171st) | £2,143 | £4,757 (150th) | £3,672 (190th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,490 (joint 19th with 1 other) | £1,788 (6th) | £816 | £1,407 (600th) | £1,407 (589th) | £886 (632nd) | £592 (591st) | |
| Other Costs | £5,596 (32nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,054 (47th) | £3,335 (43rd) | £0 |
| Total | £147,625 (354th) | £139,147 (419th) | £133,300 (413th) | £130,971 | £127,290 (joint 246th with 1 other) | £118,214 (348th) | £115,266 (273rd) | £84,340 (423rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £372 (568th).