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Alan Whitehead
Labour MP for Southampton, Test
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,018 votes. — 344th 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 Alan Whitehead 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 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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (since 20 Jan 2009)
- Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hazardous Waste, Waste Management, Departmental Energy, Waste Disposal, Recycling
(based on written questions asked by Alan Whitehead and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Efficiency Savings (9 Mar 2010)
“Ryanair was recently voted the least family- friendly company in the country. In the light of that, what is my right hon. Friend's view of local authorities that seek to make efficiency savings by instituting two-tier services, with a no-frills basic?”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Prices (9 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what guidance his Department provides to energy customers switching suppliers for them to avoid tariffs that become more expensive during the changeover period.”
More of Alan Whitehead's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Alan Whitehead speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 356 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 10 Mar 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £11,808 (481st) | £14,190 (505th) | £15,391 (501st) | £11,916 | £15,129 (486th) | £11,367 (545th) | £15,046 (520th) | £15,178 (337th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £127 (131st) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £20,318 (200th) | £18,207 (338th) | £19,758 (389th) | £19,514 | £18,606 (301st) | £18,722 (330th) | £17,997 (370th) | £19,301 (189th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,739 (312th) | £90,627 (175th) | £86,256 (242nd) | £72,791 | £68,720 (422nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £63,107 (376th) | £45,490 (345th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,893 (99th) | £10,509 (95th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,087 (442nd)1 | £4,704 (482nd)2 | £4,186 (507th)3 | £3,880 | £5,099 (534th) | £5,508 (503rd) | £4,763 (540th) | £4,191 (507th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £264 (257th) | £99 (joint 373rd with 1 other) | £107 (376th) | £122 | £483 (283rd) | £97 (joint 425th with 2 others) | £208 (joint 374th with 2 others) | £505 (240th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,995 (joint 14th with 2 others) | £1,768 (54th) | £1,332 (191st) | £1,006 | £1,876 (121st) | £1,417 (140th) | £825 (419th) | £921 (363rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,186 (211th) | £4,237 (180th) | £2,129 | £4,098 (186th) | £3,628 (192nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,399 (70th) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £333 | £1,979 (joint 105th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 98th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 97th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 94th with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,104 (303rd) | £144,689 (355th) | £132,476 (425th) | £111,691 | £115,990 (477th) | £110,868 (499th) | £105,452 (484th) | £88,695 (328th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £804 (515th). Rail £3,174 (276th). Other: Rail £38 (139th). European £1,071 (49th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,118 (508th). Rail £2,911 (296th). Other: Rail £63 (138th). European £612 (92nd).