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Clare Short
Independent Labour MP for Birmingham, Ladywood
- Changed party from Labour on 20 Oct 2006
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 6,801 votes. — 277th 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 Clare Short voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, International Development, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Members: Correspondence, Nepal, Nepal: Helicopters, Dentistry
(based on written questions asked by Clare Short and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood of 28 September 2009 on the case of Tuet Chun Teung, Ref: B35067/9.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Israel: Military Aid (19 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent meetings have taken place between senior members of the UK armed forces and representatives of the Israeli Defence Force; what the purpose of each meeting was; and who attended each meeting.”
More of Clare Short's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 47 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 13% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below 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.
- 120 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Clare Short speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 993 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: University of Ulster
Address of donor : Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, BT521SA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary graduation at the University of Ulster including travel and two nights accommodation for two people, 28-30 June 2009. Estimated value: £1225.
Date of receipt of donation: 28 June 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 28 June 2009
Donor status: body founded by Royal Charter with charitable status
(Registered 7 July 2009)
6. Overseas visits
6-11 July 2008, to Beirut, Lebanon, to appear on television show "In Their Eyes" and to participate in some official visits and a tour across southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut in order to see reconstruction. My flights, hotel accommodation, food and travel expenses were paid for by Al-Manar TV. (Registered 17 July 2008)
14-17 July 2008, to Accra, Ghana, to receive the Order of the Volta Award in recognition of my work for Ghana during my time as Secretary of State for International Development. My flights were paid for by the Government of Ghana. (Accommodation provided by the British High Commissioner to Ghana. ) (Registered 23 July 2008)
6-11 November 2008, to the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on fact-finding visit, organised by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza and the Free Gaza Movement, who paid for my travel, accommodation and all other expenses. (Registered 10 December 2008)
21-23 January 2009, to Barcelona, Spain, to attend Cities Alliance Consultative Group meeting. My flights, hotel accommodation, other expenses and an honorarium were paid by the World Bank. (Registered 9 February 2009)
16-18 February 2009, to Sweden, with Ice Energy Heat Pumps Limited, to learn about ground source heat pumps. My flights, accommodation and other expenses were paid by ICE Energy. (Registered 12 March 2009)
22-26 March 2009, to Washington DC, to attend meeting of the Cities Alliance. My flights, accommodation and expenses were paid by the World Bank. (Registered 17 April 2009)
4-6 April 2009, to Nairobi, Kenya, for meeting of the Cities Alliance. My flights, accommodation and other expenses were paid by the World Bank. (Registered 5 May 2009)
Name of donor: World Bank
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,056.73
Destination of visit: Cairo/Alexandria, Egypt
Date of visit: 27-31 May 2009
Purpose of visit: meeting of the Cities Alliance
(Registered 2 July 2009)
Name of donor: African Humanitarian Action
Address of donor: PO Box 110, Code 1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,700
Destination of visit: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Date of visit: 31 May-3 June 2009
Purpose of visit: meeting of African Humanitarian Action
(Registered 2 July 2009 )
Name of donor: World Bank
Address of donor: 1818H Street, NW, Washington DC 20433 USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,761.18
Destination of visit: Berlin, Germany
Date of visit: 13-14 July 2009
Purpose of visit: Meeting of the Cities Alliance.
(Registered 11 August 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £14,420 (502nd) | £17,780 (450th) | £15,249 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £13,439 (506th) | £17,035 (464th) | £12,358 (504th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £182 (130th) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £4,108 (642nd) | £3,451 (642nd) | £3,925 | £3,022 (654th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £8,512 (634th) | £1,191 (654th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £105,802 (2nd) | £97,799 (8th) | £89,454 | £84,558 (17th) | £69,864 (194th) | £67,337 (164th) | £43,780 (416th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,664 (201st)* | £10,040 (211th)** | £6,626 | £8,116 (417th) | £5,387 (506th) | £896 (641st) | £834 (633rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £93 (joint 379th) | £44 (joint 417th) | £507 | £191 (371st) | £31 (joint 466th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £670 (joint 376th) | £1,137 (244th) | £1,260 | £845 (341st) | £857 (joint 325th) | £1,443 (173rd) | £858 (387th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,231 (340th) | £3,284 (251st) | £2,557 | £2,050 (399th) | £2,169 (379th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,222 (joint 290th) | £873 (joint 577th) | £0 | £1,920 (joint 268th) | £1,920 (joint 264th) | £1,920 (joint 259th) | £1,920 (joint 245th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,210 (417th) | £134,408 (388th) | £119,578 | £121,604 (368th) | £112,648 (474th) | £98,670 (558th) | £62,168 (635th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,412 (261st). Rail £6,973 (114th). Other: Rail £279 (66th).
** Car £4,177 (219th). Rail £5,837 (144th). Air £26 (243rd).