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Hilary Benn MP
- Labour MP for Leeds Central
- Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 10 June 1999 — Byelection
- Majority: 11,866 votes. — 38th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hilary Benn 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 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 moderately for equal gay rights. 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
This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Uplands Entry Level Stewardship Scheme (21 Jul 2008)
“We announced in December 2006 that uplands support will be integrated into environmental stewardship from 2010, replacing the Hill Farm allowance. At that time we said we were minded to do this through a specific uplands strand to the entry level stewardship (ELS) scheme but that further analysis was needed to ensure that this would deliver the fullest environmental benefit. Work since then...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Labelling (17 Jul 2008)
“I have had no recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health on food labelling regulations, but I have met the chair of the Food Standards Agency to discuss the EU Commission's proposals.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Labelling (17 Jul 2008)
“Yes, I suppose that I should declare an interest. As far as I am aware, there are no plans to define those two terms, certainly not as far as the Commission's proposals are concerned. The Commission's proposals will enable us—I am sure the whole House will welcome this—to deal with the problem that we face, which is that certain types of meat products can be described as British...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 comments 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.
- 186 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hilary Benn speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 686 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 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 | £11,007 (553rd) | £9,452 | £10,023 (566th) | £9,225 (573rd) | £18,218 (415th) | £15,291 (324th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,181 (424th) | £18,960 | £19,197 (191st) | £18,411 (418th) | £14,319 (566th) | £19,897 (167th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £61,711 (629th) | £62,278 | £64,326 (558th) | £57,915 (612th) | £52,721 (607th) | £38,117 (549th) |
| Members' Travel | £10,459 (201st)* | £7,675 | £7,474 (445th) | £8,760 (372nd) | £9,555 (342nd) | £7,419 (351st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £218 (joint 361st) | £0 | £195 (380th) | £194 (362nd) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £657 (joint 437th) | £459 | £540 (481st) | £1,280 (160th) | £861 (joint 398th) | £899 (374th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,774 (446th) | £1,397 | £2,823 (290th) | £3,883 (174th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,198 (120th) | £322 | £2,053 (21st) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £105,987 (615th) | £100,543 | £108,272 (566th) | £103,101 (576th) | £99,449 (550th) | £85,000 (406th) |
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- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Leeds Central (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
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Previous MPs in this constituency
Nearby constituencies
- Leeds East (3 miles)
- Morley & Rothwell (4 miles)
- Leeds West (4 miles)
- Leeds North East (5 miles)
- Elmet (7 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Secretary of State, Department for International Development (5 Oct 2003 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Minister of State, Department for International Development (13 May 2003 to 5 Oct 2003)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (29 May 2002 to 13 May 2003)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
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