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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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. 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 strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Culture Media and Sport, Transport, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Schools: Sports, Betting: Dormant Accounts, Post Office, Sports: Schools, London Underground
(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)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) 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)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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)
- Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Planning (Mottingham) (21 May 2013)
“I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on the campaign that he is running with the local community. As he knows, the Porcupine in Mottingham village is just across the road from my constituency, so my constituents are concerned, too. He has the full support of those who are trying to save the Dutch House pub in my constituency. This is very much about a local community coming together to save both...”
- Planning (Mottingham) (21 May 2013)
“The hon. Gentleman is generous in giving way to me again. My constituents added their names to that application and were told that because they lived in neither the ward nor the borough, they could not have their application registered as an asset, despite that fact that it is happening in the middle of their village, as the hon. Gentleman pointed out. They are very disappointed and asked me...”
- Economic Growth (15 May 2013)
“On the issue of fairness, the 13,000 people who earn more than £1 million a year share a combined income of £27.4 billion, and they are going to share in a £1.2 billion payout. How can that be justified and fair?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — 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 74.81% 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") 281 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £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).