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Chuka Umunna
Labour MP for Streatham
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chuka Umunna voted on key issues:
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Education, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Apprentices, Regional Growth Fund, Business Regulation, Conditions of Employment, Business: Government Assistance
(based on written questions asked by Chuka Umunna and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“I am happy to remind the Secretary of State that we bequeathed a situation in which unemployment was falling, growth was rising, and stability had set in. As I said earlier, we expressed regret for not better regulating the banking system, and I look forward to hearing his apology in that respect as well.”
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“I am proud to be a subscriber to the community youth trust in Lambeth to which my hon. Friend refers, and it is doing fantastic work. Has he, like me, noticed the absence of any co-operative Bill in the Queen’s Speech?”
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
“As the hon. Gentleman has asked the question, the first thing to say about our five-point plan for growth and jobs is that it is a plan to stimulate the economy now. The ridiculous argument made by Government Members is that if we are voting against things that has nothing with their choices and decisions. It is important to remind him of that. I think that people resent his Government giving...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 356 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 72.38% of votes in this 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 189 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Chuka Umunna’s activity.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 143 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Name of donor: Simpson Millar LLP
(b) Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a legal adviser for 1 day per week spent working for me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to support me in my frontbench role for the Labour Party and the Shadow Business Team, for 6 months from 7 March 2012 to 5 September 2012; value £1,859.
(b) Date of receipt: 7 March 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 7 March 2012
(b) Donor status: limited liability partnership
(b) (Registered 3 April 2012)
(b) Name of donor: Elizabeth Lee
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: support for my office in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and frontbench role for the Labour Party; value £3,000.
(b) Date of receipt: 9 March 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 9 March 2012
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 3 April 2012)
(b) Name of donor: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
(b) Address of donor: Chartered Accountants’ Hall, Moorgate Place, London EC2R 6EA
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research assistant/analyst for 3 days per week for six months supporting me in my role as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Shadow BIS team; value £9,592.08.
(b) Date of receipt: 12 June 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 12 June 2012
(b) Donor status: an Incorporated Body by Royal Charter
(b) (Registered 12 July 2012; updated 22 January 2013)
(b) Name of donor: GMB
(b) Address of donor: 22/24 Worple Road, London SW19 4DD
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to support my office and staffing in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and in my front bench role for the Opposition
(b) Date of receipt: 6 July 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 6 July 2012
(b) Donor status: trade union
(b) (Registered 12 July 2012 )
(b) Name of donor: Realtime Analysis and News Ltd
(b) Address of donor: 4th Floor, 25 Copthall Ave, London EC2R 7BP
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,030 for sponsorship of reception event and associated costs
(b) Date of receipt: 16 July 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 16 July 2012
(b) Donor status:company, registration no 05633036
(b) (Registered 9 August 2012 )
(b) Name of donor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
(b) Address of donor: Plumtree Court, London EC4A 4HT
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of a research
(b) assistant/analyst to support me in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for 2.5 days a week from 8 October 2012 until 31 January 2013; value £25,162.50. The secondee is also working for another Member.
(b) Date of receipt: 8 October 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 8 October 2012
(b) Donor status: limited liability partnership
(b) (Registered 8 November 2012; updated 14 January 2013)
(b) Name of donor: Community
(b) Address of donor: 67/68 Long Acre
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to support the office and staff in my capacity as Shadow Business Secretary
(b) Date of receipt: 7 November 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 7 November 2012
(b) Donor status: trade union
(b) (Registered 5 December 2012)
(b) Name of donor: Realtime Analysis and News Ltd
(b) Address of donor: 4th Floor, 25 Copthall Ave, London EC2R 7BP
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,500 for sponsorship of reception event on 20 December 2012 and associated costs
(b) Date of receipt: 20 December 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 20 December 2012
(b) Donor status:company, registration no 05633036
(b) (Registered 22 January 2013)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: PRS for Music
Address of donor : Copyright House, 29-33 Berners St, London W1T 3AB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the MOBO awards, with a total value of £1,140
Date of receipt of donation: 3 November 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 3 November 2012
Donor status: company no 06825354
(Registered 30 November 2012 )
Name of donor: Pinewood Studios Group
Address of donor : Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, SL0 0NH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets to the BAFTA Film Awards to the value of £1,920 in total
Date of receipt of donation: 10 February 2013
Date of acceptance of donation: 10 February 2013
Donor status: company, registration 3889552
(Registered 8 March 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor:
Address of donor:
2)9 Yitzhak Rabin Boulevard, Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 91035, Israel
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1)Flights and other costs for me and a member of my staff with a total value of £4,420.
2)Transportation within Israel for me and a member of my staff with a value of £180. Some hospitality also provided by the Portland Trust.
Destination of visit: Israel and the Palestinian territories
Date of visit: 7-11 October 2012
Purpose of visit: Hi tech industry fact-finding visit.
(Registered 2 November 2012; updated 5 November 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register