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Bridget Prentice
Labour MP for Lewisham East
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice (since 9 May 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 6,751 votes. — 247th 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 Bridget Prentice voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): London Underground, Unfair Terms Regulations, Replica Firearms, Iraq, Prisons (Drugs)
(based on written questions asked by Bridget Prentice and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Courts Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Brighton Special Cases Unit (8 Feb 2010)
“Committee agendas are not kept for five years. SCU retain the original agendas for 18 months. Copies of decisions are retained on the individual case files. This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. In the period January to December 2009 determinations by single independent adjudicators were: (a) 41 upheld the clients' review in part or full,...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Brighton Special Cases Unit (8 Feb 2010)
“The regional director for Special Cases Unit is David Keegan. He is more widely the director of high cost cases. He is not a solicitor or barrister. He has been employed by the Legal Services Commission and its predecessor the Legal Aid Board for 19 years. He has been the director for Special Cases Unit since 2000. Prior to that he was regional director for the south-east. He is supported by...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Brighton Special Cases Unit (8 Feb 2010)
“The Regional Director for Special Cases Unit is David Keegan. He is more widely the Director of High Cost Cases. He is not a solicitor or barrister. He has been employed by the Legal Services Commission and its predecessor the Legal Aid Board for 19 years. He has been the Director for Special Cases Unit since 2000. Prior to that he was Regional Director for the South East. He is supported by...”
More of Bridget Prentice's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium 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 35 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
- 74 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bridget Prentice speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 356 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 (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 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £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 | £31,982 (2nd) | £30,198 (5th) | £30,723 (4th) | £24,202 | £19,274 (joint 165th with 1 other) | £18,605 (385th) | £18,212 (joint 253rd with 4 others) | £24,754 (71st) |
| Staffing costs | £89,613 (453rd) | £80,832 (520th) | £76,735 (530th) | £45,787 | £77,534 (joint 77th with 6 others) | £72,800 (75th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £40,654 (500th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,497 (joint 276th with 1 other) | £8,974 (281st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £767 (623rd)3 | £787 (620th)2 | £732 (625th)1 | £805 | £1,493 (632nd) | £1,136 (joint 631st with 2 others) | £2,636 (598th) | £1,827 (598th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10 | £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 | £5,890 (129th) | £1,087 (joint 195th with 1 other) | £653 (joint 442nd with 1 other) | £1,057 | £996 (joint 291st with 2 others) | £1,025 (240th) | £654 (492nd) | £480 (566th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,364 (28th) | £2,352 (360th) | £2,720 | £2,456 (335th) | £5,398 (98th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,298 (joint 183rd with 3 others) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £0 | £1,962 (joint 166th with 3 others) | £1,962 (joint 161st with 3 others) | £1,962 (joint 159th with 3 others) | £1,962 (joint 152nd with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £140,665 (448th) | £131,352 (520th) | £114,997 (585th) | £77,194 | £105,333 (586th) | £102,500 (581st) | £97,301 (566th) | £70,904 (592nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £787 (538th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £767 (520th).