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Clive Efford
Labour MP for Eltham
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Clive Efford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools: Sports, Betting: Dormant Accounts, Post Office, London Underground, Social Services
(based on written questions asked by Clive Efford and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“What economic impact assessment tells the Secretary of State that all these visitors in London for the Olympics want to travel to Bluewater to shop on a Sunday? What does that say to the independent traders in my high street in south-east London who will be decimated if Bluewater can open for longer hours during that period?”
- Written Answers — Education: Elliott School: Playing Fields (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education under which criteria the sale and development of playing fields at Elliott School Wandsworth was approved; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Education: Playing Fields: Sales (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many school playing fields were sold in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what the reasons were for their sale; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 83 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 42 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 268 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £19,333 (251st) | £18,393 (331st) | £19,388 (410th) | £19,441 | £18,244 (340th) | £18,752 (308th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £14,819 (354th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,242 (118th) | £90,939 (157th) | £87,826 (129th) | £84,640 | £78,614 (54th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,029 (45th) | £46,849 (joint 287th with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,223 (87th) | £11,302 (66th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,754 (590th)1 | £2,188 (580th)2 | £2,373 (577th)3 | £1,700 | £2,663 (597th) | £3,018 (589th) | £2,373 (609th) | £1,797 (602nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £44 (joint 386th with 1 other) | £23 (424th) | £0 | £8 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £6 (363rd) | 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 | £3,454 (326th) | £1,164 (174th) | £1,733 (124th) | £1,357 | £787 (366th) | £1,354 (149th) | £298 (616th) | £1,622 (135th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,818 (408th) | £3,949 (202nd) | £3,570 | £2,820 (291st) | £4,046 (165th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,195 (335th) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £901 | £1,484 (583rd) | £1,484 (569th) | £1,484 (545th) | £1,484 (471st) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,197 | £1,416 (75th) | £0 | £4,768 (31st) | £0 |
| Total | £140,966 (441st) | £129,840 (533rd) | £119,063 (560th) | £115,427 | £107,646 (572nd) | £105,213 (564th) | £100,713 (533rd) | £67,798 (612th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £810 (514th). Rail £835 (480th). Other: European £109 (135th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,366 (481st). Rail £803 (456th). Other: Rail £19 (183rd).