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Hilary Armstrong MP
- Labour MP for North West Durham
- Majority: 13,443 votes. — 85th out of 633 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hilary Armstrong 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 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Missing Persons: Durham
(based on written questions asked by Hilary Armstrong and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Sure Start (30 Jun 2008)
“I congratulate my right hon. Friend and the Government on the improvements that are clearly coming through as a result of Sure Start. Does she agree that much of that improvement is down to more systematic and rigorous intervention with the most disadvantaged, so that they are brought to a level at which they really do stand a chance? Will she perhaps outline to the House just how the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (24 Jun 2008)
“My right hon. Friend will be aware, as I am, of the worrying speculation about an impending famine in Ethiopia and its consequences. We have all seen this before. How are the Government and other players preparing to ensure that we do what we can either to avoid the famine or to deal with the lack of food so that the people of Ethiopia do not suffer?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Missing Persons: Durham (23 Jun 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many reports of missing people were made to Durham Constabulary in 2007, broken down by local authority area; how many of them related to (a) vulnerable adults, (b) children under the age of 12, (c) children aged between 12 and 16 and (d) young people aged 17 to 18 years; and how many of the reports of a missing person under the...”
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 57 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hilary Armstrong speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 16 Jun 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £14,742 (509th) | £11,274 | £12,708 (534th) | £13,188 (516th) | £13,936 (543rd) | £15,205 (333rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,679 (445th) | £15,301 | £18,877 (259th) | £18,570 (393rd) | £15,204 (542nd) | £16,196 (298th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £68,713 (600th) | £66,559 | £62,810 (580th) | £60,253 (592nd) | £53,376 (599th) | £45,735 (331st) |
| Members' Travel | £11,795 (143rd)* | £12,273 | £14,360 (161st) | £11,126 (286th) | £13,521 (185th) | £5,360 (448th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £224 (317th) | £724 | £856 (205th) | £1,016 (161st) | £254 (357th) | £944 (143rd) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £930 (303rd) | £732 | £523 (joint 491st) | £1,761 (joint 94th) | £831 (414th) | £1,265 (237th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,645 (223rd) | £3,928 | £1,658 (joint 466th) | £3,420 (211th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,071 (joint 298th) | £0 | £1,861 (385th) | £1,861 (379th) | £1,861 (369th) | £1,861 (344th) |
| Other Costs | £941 (62nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,324 (13th) |
| Total | £120,740 (549th) | £110,791 | £115,271 (485th) | £112,769 (467th) | £100,510 (537th) | £92,117 (232nd) |
* Car £1,785 (441st). Rail £7,866 (70th). Air £2,144 (97th).
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- Hilary Armstrong's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for North West Durham (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Bishop Auckland (14 miles)
- North Durham (14 miles)
- Blaydon (15 miles)
- Durham, City of (16 miles)
- Tyne Bridge (18 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State, Cabinet Office (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Chief Whip (technically Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) (11 Jun 2001 to 8 May 2006)
- Minister of State (Local Government and Housing), Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (5 May 1997 to 11 Jun 2001)
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