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Joe Benton

Labour MP for Bootle

• Entered Parliament on 8 November 1990 — unknown
• Majority: 16,357 votes. — 2nd 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 Joe Benton 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 moderately 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 moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against 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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Health, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Transport (Bootle), Bootle Schools, Deportation, Crime Statistics (Bootle)

(based on written questions asked by Joe Benton and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Childcare Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Children Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Licensing Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Private Security Industry Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009)

“Order. We must move on to the next debate.”

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009)

“Before I call the next speaker, I ask hon. Members to bear in mind that the winding-up speeches will start at 10.30 am. A couple of hon. Members wish to speak.”

Christopher Traynor (13 Oct 2009)

“Thank you, Sir Nicholas. I support everything that my right hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Mr. McCartney) said. It has been a privilege, although that might sound like a strange word to use, for myself and Ann McCartney, a member of my staff, to be associated with the Traynor family, because they purvey a great sense of dignity in the light of all those harrowing circumstances that...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Joe Benton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 27 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,888 (400th). Rail £9,314 (62nd).

^** Car £1,680 (455th). 3rd party £98 (33rd). Rail £7,277 (85th).