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Charlotte Atkins
Former Labour MP for Staffordshire Moorlands
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Majority: 2,438 votes. — 539th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Charlotte Atkins voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Construction (8 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the cost was of building the freight facility at the main Olympic site.”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Construction (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics how much freight is planned to be transferred by water to the main Olympic site in each of the next 12 months.”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Construction (25 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics what plans she has for development of the wharf at the main Olympic site.”
More of Charlotte Atkins's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 59 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 136 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 (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 | £18,194 (353rd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,347 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £7,865 (602nd) | £15,919 (192nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,255 (joint 107th with 10 others) | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,521 (146th) | £21,324 (142nd) | £21,557 (204th) | £18,331 | £18,073 (355th) | £18,753 (307th) | £17,955 (381st) | £19,391 (185th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,325 (152nd) | £90,504 (joint 189th with 2 others) | £86,159 (250th) | £85,515 | £67,661 (459th) | £62,149 (561st) | £61,855 (450th) | £44,630 (376th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,950 (133rd) | £9,996 (142nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,255 (280th)1 | £7,813 (309th)2 | £7,234 (337th)3 | £8,286 | £14,274 (166th) | £10,217 (320th) | £12,298 (233rd) | £10,860 (172nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,536 (37th) | £1,536 (44th) | £1,536 (67th) | £1,024 | £2,770 (joint 25th with 1 other) | £1,257 (123rd) | £1,567 (86th) | £1,375 (83rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,920 (51st) | £1,920 (67th) | 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 | £6,984 (28th) | £1,497 (97th) | £4,431 (19th) | £3,356 | £1,165 (245th) | £1,296 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £3,169 (23rd) | £284 (joint 619th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,501 (16th) | £12,823 (20th) | £12,491 | £1,534 (joint 486th with 1 other) | £2,772 (290th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,284 (212th) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £877 | £1,670 (523rd) | £1,670 (514th) | £1,670 (483rd) | £1,670 (403rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £169,684 (80th) | £164,458 (51st) | £156,908 (38th) | £151,227 | £129,667 (201st) | £119,702 (325th) | £106,379 (469th) | £94,129 (186th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,264 (36th). Rail £1,991 (351st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,844 (28th). Rail £969 (439th).