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Hilary Armstrong
Labour MP for North West Durham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 13,443 votes. — 83rd 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 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
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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: Home Department, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Arts: Government Assistance, Missing Persons: Durham, Work Permits: Africa, UN Women's Agency, Personal Income
(based on written questions asked by Hilary Armstrong and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2 Nov 2009) has video
“Will my right hon. Friend confirm that Professor Nutt does not hold a universal scientific view of the impact of cannabis or of ecstasy?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Third Sector (Recession) (28 Oct 2009) has video
“Can my right hon. Friend give us any indication of whether voluntary organisations are responding to the Government's initiatives to get more people into work by increasing the work that they do, so as to benefit from the programmes that have recently been put in place?”
More of Hilary Armstrong's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 490 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of advisory board of GovNet Communications. (£5,001-£10,000)
Chair of Advisory Committee of Sita UK; recycling and resource management company. (£30,001-£35,000)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
My constituency party received payment for sponsorship for a constituency dinner from HJ Banks Ltd. (Registered 5 January 2009)
My constituency party received payment for sponsorship for a constituency dinner from Third Eye Ltd. (Registered 5 January 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I attended six matches at the Stadium of Light, three accompanied by my husband, as guest of the Chairman of Sunderland AFC, during the 2008-09 season. (Registered 17 June 2009)
6. Overseas visits
3-4 July 2008, to Sweden, to take part in a study tour with SITA UK, visiting various waste collection and recycling and waste management facilities. Flights and an overnight stay in Helsingborg were paid for by SITA UK. (Registered 8 July 2008)
4-20 September 2008, to Tanzania, on a placement for VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas), working with an educational network, TENMET. My standard class flights and accommodation in Dar es Salaam were paid for by VSO. (Registered 17 November 2008)
1-5 October 2008, to Chicago, USA, to give a lecture on Social Exclusion at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. My club class flights and accommodation in Chicago were paid for by the Adler School. (Registered 17 November 2008)
10-14 November 2008, to Nairobi for a board meeting for VSO. My standard class flights and accommodation in Nairobi were paid for by VSO. (Registered 17 November 2008)
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 | £11,712 (535th) | £14,742 (509th) | £11,274 | £12,708 (534th) | £13,188 (516th) | £13,936 (543rd) | £15,205 (333rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,621 (314th) | £18,679 (445th) | £15,301 | £18,877 (259th) | £18,570 (393rd) | £15,204 (542nd) | £16,196 (298th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £75,592 (577th) | £68,713 (600th) | £66,559 | £62,810 (580th) | £60,253 (592nd) | £53,376 (599th) | £45,735 (331st) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,583 (352nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £16,269 (54th)* | £11,795 (143rd)** | £12,273 | £14,360 (161st) | £11,126 (286th) | £13,521 (185th) | £5,360 (448th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £142 (355th) | £224 (317th) | £724 | £856 (205th) | £1,016 (161st) | £254 (357th) | £944 (143rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,703 (18th) | 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 | £719 (353rd) | £930 (303rd) | £732 | £523 (joint 491st) | £1,761 (joint 94th) | £831 (414th) | £1,265 (237th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,418 (487th) | £3,645 (223rd) | £3,928 | £1,658 (joint 466th) | £3,420 (211th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,275 (joint 220th) | £1,071 (joint 298th) | £0 | £1,861 (385th) | £1,861 (379th) | £1,861 (369th) | £1,861 (344th) |
| Other Costs | £602 (80th) | £941 (62nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,324 (13th) |
| Total | £137,636 (439th) | £120,740 (549th) | £110,791 | £115,271 (485th) | £112,769 (467th) | £100,510 (537th) | £92,117 (232nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,195 (376th). Rail £12,251 (15th). Air £1,247 (95th). Misc £298 (100th). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
** Car £1,785 (441st). Rail £7,866 (70th). Air £2,144 (97th).