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Diane Abbott
Labour MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,427 votes. — 177th 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 Diane Abbott voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Haiti, Asylum Seekers, Mental Health, Language Training, Asylum: Families
(based on written questions asked by Diane Abbott and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum: Families (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 September 2009, Official Report, column 1871W, on asylum: families, what assessment has been made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of visas issued to overseas nationals under the age of 18 years in the family reunion category between 2004-05 and 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 433 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
May 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £2,457). (Registered 25 June 2008)
October 2008, fees for three Arcadia Lectures for the School of Oriental and Asian Studies, London. (Actual £900) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £5,733) (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees for articles for Sugar Media. (Actual £800) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees for articles in the Guardian and the Observer, ongoing. (Actual £1,510) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
November 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £4,457) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
December 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £4,095) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
January 2009, fees as a presenter for BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £2,517) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 16 February 2009)
February 2009, fees as a presenter for BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £3,356) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 23 March 2009)
March 2009, fees for articles in the Guardian and the Observer, ongoing. (Actual £1,250) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 24 March 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Smithville Associates; training consultancy.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,178 (234th) | £20,306 (334th) | £20,225 | £19,323 (joint 99th) | £18,789 (joint 246th) | £18,233 (joint 185th) | £13,965 (380th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,325 (208th) | £81,807 (408th) | £83,818 | £83,648 (26th) | £68,114 (223rd) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £46,812 (289th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,948 (334th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,789 (593rd)* | £2,415 (574th)** | £3,466 | £4,064 (564th) | £4,761 (535th) | £4,219 (555th) | £4,581 (487th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £1,521 (89th) | £2,125 (88th) | £1,091 | £389 (558th) | £810 (350th) | £2,791 (joint 29th) | £1,780 (107th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,906 (144th) | £4,501 (162nd) | £2,589 | £1,322 (527th) | £280 (joint 642nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,351 (108th) | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | £2,038 (29th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (24th) |
| Other Costs | £1,905 (57th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,827 (54th) | £0 |
| Total | £131,735 (513th) | £115,032 (584th) | £114,968 | £112,402 (521st) | £96,366 (611th) | £102,945 (514th) | £70,403 (598th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,619 (446th). Rail £44 (571st). Other: Rail £126 (106th).