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Clive Betts MP
- Labour MP for Sheffield, Attercliffe
- Majority: 15,967 votes. — 27th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Clive Betts voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)
- Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing, Asylum Seekers, Renewable Energy, Minerals Planning Guidance, Housing: Standards
(based on written questions asked by Clive Betts and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Homes and Communities Agency (22 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role the Homes and Communities Agency will have in (a) promoting the lifetime homes standard and (b) delivering accessible housing standards.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Arm's Length Management Organisation (21 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what regard a local authority must have to views of tenants before termination of an arm's length management organisation; and what duty there is on an authority to consult with tenants before termination.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Arm's Length Management Organisation (21 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance she issues to local authorities on the termination of arm's length management organisations, with particular reference to the demonstration of the benefits of termination to tenants.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 44 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 comments 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.
- 39 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Clive Betts speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,609 (joint 275th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,168 (351st) | £19,948 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £20,668 (144th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,548 (143rd) | £84,133 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £65,271 (287th) | £45,043 (362nd) |
| Members' Travel | £9,901 (221st)* | £10,631 | £12,508 (250th) | £11,994 (244th) | £12,500 (222nd) | £11,096 (167th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £415 (246th) | £333 | £549 (267th) | £1,080 (151st) | £1,512 (96th) | £646 (205th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,352 (182nd) | £942 | £1,562 (162nd) | £992 (255th) | £1,446 (171st) | £964 (345th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,032 (136th) | £3,181 | £5,810 (109th) | £4,083 (161st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,187 (129th) | £0 | £1,888 (joint 320th) | £1,888 (joint 315th) | £1,888 (joint 309th) | £1,888 (joint 291st) |
| Other Costs | £832 (joint 64th) | £158 | £2,822 (59th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,545 (110th) | £140,960 | £139,580 (66th) | £130,942 (102nd) | £120,573 (155th) | £95,931 (148th) |
* Car £6,680 (38th). Rail £2,529 (293rd). European £692 (69th).
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- Clive Betts's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Sheffield, Attercliffe (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Sheffield Central (3 miles)
- Sheffield, Heeley (3 miles)
- Rotherham (5 miles)
- Sheffield, Brightside (5 miles)
- Rother Valley (5 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 28 Jun 2006)
- Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee (11 Jun 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Chairman, Urban Affairs Sub-committee Committee (to 11 Jun 2004)
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (28 Jul 1998 to 11 Jun 2001)
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (6 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)
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