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Diane Abbott
Labour MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,427 votes. — 177th 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 Diane Abbott 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 a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Haiti, Asylum Seekers, Mental Health, Language Training, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
(based on written questions asked by Diane Abbott and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Detainees (3 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were held in each immigration removal centre in 2008-09.”
More of Diane Abbott's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 251 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Diane Abbott speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 431 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
May 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £2,457). (Registered 25 June 2008)
October 2008, fees for three Arcadia Lectures for the School of Oriental and Asian Studies, London. (Actual £900) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £5,733) (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees for articles for Sugar Media. (Actual £800) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
October 2008, fees for articles in the Guardian and the Observer, ongoing. (Actual £1,510) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 November 2008)
November 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £4,457) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
December 2008, fees as a presenter on BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £4,095) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 12 January 2009)
January 2009, fees as a presenter for BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £2,517) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 16 February 2009)
February 2009, fees as a presenter for BBC One's 'This Week' programme, ongoing. (Actual £3,356) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 23 March 2009)
March 2009, fees for articles in the Guardian and the Observer, ongoing. (Actual £1,250) (Up to £5,000) (Registered 24 March 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Smithville Associates; training consultancy.
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,178 (234th) | £20,306 (334th) | £20,225 | £19,323 (joint 99th) | £18,789 (joint 246th) | £18,233 (joint 185th) | £13,965 (380th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,325 (208th) | £81,807 (408th) | £83,818 | £83,648 (26th) | £68,114 (223rd) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £46,812 (289th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,948 (334th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,789 (593rd)* | £2,415 (574th)** | £3,466 | £4,064 (564th) | £4,761 (535th) | £4,219 (555th) | £4,581 (487th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £1,521 (89th) | £2,125 (88th) | £1,091 | £389 (558th) | £810 (350th) | £2,791 (joint 29th) | £1,780 (107th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,906 (144th) | £4,501 (162nd) | £2,589 | £1,322 (527th) | £280 (joint 642nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,351 (108th) | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | £2,038 (29th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (24th) |
| Other Costs | £1,905 (57th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,827 (54th) | £0 |
| Total | £131,735 (513th) | £115,032 (584th) | £114,968 | £112,402 (521st) | £96,366 (611th) | £102,945 (514th) | £70,403 (598th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,619 (446th). Rail £44 (571st). Other: Rail £126 (106th).