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Hilary Benn
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. — 40th 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 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 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 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. 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
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (29 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Flood and Water Management Bill (19 Nov 2009)
“I would like to inform the House that today I have introduced to Parliament a revised Flood and Water Management Bill, laid regulations under the European Communities Act to implement the EU floods directive and published a command paper setting out the Government's response to pre-legislative scrutiny and consultation on the draft Bill. The floods in 2007 claimed 13 lives and cost our...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture and Fisheries Council (19 Nov 2009)
“My hon. Friend the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Huw Irranca-Davies), will represent the United Kingdom at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on 19 and 20 November. There are a number of items on the agenda relating to agriculture and fisheries which are of...”
- Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: South Downs National Park (12 Nov 2009)
“Further to my written ministerial statement of 31 March 2009, column 53WS, I am pleased to announce that I am today confirming the South Downs National Park (Designation) Order 2002 and the South Downs national park (Designation) Variation Order 2004, with modifications in both cases, thus creating the South Downs National Park, to take effect from 31 March 2010. I will also be confirming...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 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.
- 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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 30 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 814 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £11,631 (539th) | £11,007 (553rd) | £9,452 | £10,023 (566th) | £9,225 (573rd) | £18,218 (415th) | £15,291 (324th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,661 (576th) | £19,181 (424th) | £18,960 | £19,197 (191st) | £18,411 (418th) | £14,319 (566th) | £19,897 (167th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £64,164 (626th) | £61,711 (629th) | £62,278 | £64,326 (558th) | £57,915 (612th) | £52,721 (607th) | £38,117 (549th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,839 (534th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,050 (222nd)* | £10,459 (201st)** | £7,675 | £7,474 (445th) | £8,760 (372nd) | £9,555 (342nd) | £7,419 (351st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £218 (joint 361st) | £0 | £195 (380th) | £194 (362nd) |
| 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 | £907 (joint 258th) | £657 (joint 437th) | £459 | £540 (481st) | £1,280 (160th) | £861 (joint 398th) | £899 (374th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,218 (341st) | £1,774 (446th) | £1,397 | £2,823 (290th) | £3,883 (174th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,407 (67th) | £1,198 (120th) | £322 | £2,053 (21st) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £103,877 (630th) | £105,987 (615th) | £100,543 | £108,272 (566th) | £103,101 (576th) | £99,449 (550th) | £85,000 (406th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £10,050 (48th).