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Mr Brian Sedgemore
Former Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch

  • Also represented Luton West
  • Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
  • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Mr Brian Sedgemore voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes

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    More on their full record

    Most recent appearances

    Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Departmental Policies (7 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Epsom and Ewell constituency, the effects on Epsom and Ewell of her Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997.”

    Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Departmental Policies (7 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to West Dorset constituency, the effects on West Dorset of her Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997.”

    Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Policies (7 Apr 2005)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to South-East Cambridgeshire constituency, the effects on South-East Cambridgeshire of her Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997.”

    More of Mr Brian Sedgemore's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 72.87% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • 7 people are tracking this MP.

    Expenses

    Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

    Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    London costs      £253 £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others)
    Office running costs      £390 £3,969 (650th) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £10,844 (499th)
    Staffing costs      £11,530 £90,409 (3rd) £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) £71,248 (58th) £58,261 (28th)
    Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel      £0 £2,128 (617th) £2,146 (612th) £2,502 (604th) £2,089 (593rd)
    Members' Staff Travel      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery      £0 £307 (599th) £587 (470th) £579 (joint 536th with 1 other) £847 (391st)
    Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £581 (621st) £2,185 (373rd) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £1,875 (joint 357th with 7 others) £1,875 (joint 350th with 7 others) £1,875 (joint 342nd with 7 others) £1,875 (joint 322nd with 7 others)
    Other Costs      £34,693 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total      £46,866 £100,887 (613th) £102,151 (584th) £95,965 (582nd) £75,143 (541st)