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Celia Barlow
Former Labour MP for Hove
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 420 votes. — 621st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Celia Barlow voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment Schemes: Private Sector (15 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations she has received on provision of Jobcentre Plus services through the private sector.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Schools (Hove) (8 Mar 2010)
“What recent discussions he has had with relevant local authorities on the provision of primary schools in Hove; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Schools (Hove) (8 Mar 2010)
“I thank the Minister for meeting me and my constituents and for meeting other parents in the autumn. Despite the Government's granting £44 million for schools in Brighton and Hove, the Tory-led council is still slashing money for young people, toddlers and training, including £600,000 from Sure Start. It still has not allocated the £5.7 million granted by her Department for a...”
More of Celia Barlow's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 105 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 42 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £20,443 (194th) | £22,664 (100th) | £25,352 (91st) | £25,840 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £94,395 (350th) | £86,070 (379th) | £82,219 (395th) | £77,934 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £15,407 (26th) | £13,109 (41st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,834 (390th)1 | £7,384 (330th)2 | £9,061 (265th)3 | £9,586 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £156 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £54 (joint 406th with 1 other) | £287 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £1,023 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £40 (328th) | £397 (joint 237th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £105 (joint 77th with 1 other) | £101 (84th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,083 (178th) | £692 (364th) | £1,572 (146th) | £2,198 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,767 (263rd) | £5,572 (119th) | £9,397 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,071 (joint 516th with 5 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £141,463 (435th) | £134,309 (482nd) | £147,187 (132nd) | £148,626 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,304 (460th). Rail £3,417 (264th). Misc £1,113 (30th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,161 (503rd). Rail £4,553 (205th). Misc £1,394 (18th). Other: Rail £27 (171st). European £249 (129th).
3 Car £3,882 (253rd). 3rd party £1 (65th). Rail £1,938 (341st). Other £3,240 (9th).