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Celia Barlow
Labour MP for Hove
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 420 votes. — 621st 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 Celia Barlow voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, South East Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
- Member, Procedure Committee (since 31 Oct 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Children, Schools and Families, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Smoke Alarms, Middle East, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fire Regulations, Alcoholic Drinks/Drugs: Brighton and Hove
(based on written questions asked by Celia Barlow and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Banking Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Energy Security (13 Jan 2010) has video
“I thank my right hon. Friend for taking my intervention. Had the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) taken my intervention, I would have asked him whether his party's opposition to the Planning Act 2008 is damaging not only the possibility of storage for gas, but numerous renewable projects that his party claims to support, one of which, on a small scale, is in Brighton and Hove,...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire-setting (8 Dec 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps fire and rescue services have taken to discourage fire-setting behaviour in juveniles and adults.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (2 Dec 2009) has video
“Will the Prime Minister join me in marking 60 years since the British surgeon Sir Harold Ridley commissioned my Hove company, Rayner Opticians, to produce the first intraocular lens? Will he also congratulate the company on receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise on Friday, and on the fact that it still works with charities across the world in restoring sight?”
More of Celia Barlow's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 153 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Celia Barlow speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 (joint 193rd with 1 other) | £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)3 | £7,384 (330th)2 | £9,061 (265th)1 | £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 |
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 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,304 (460th). Rail £3,417 (264th). Misc £1,113 (30th).
1 Car £3,882 (253rd). 3rd party £1 (65th). Rail £1,938 (341st). Other £3,240 (9th).