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Dawn Primarolo
Labour MP for Bristol South
- Deputy Speaker (since 8 Jun 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dawn Primarolo voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
(based on written questions asked by Dawn Primarolo and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 21)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
- Tax Credits Committee (1 out of 2)
- Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“Order. We have two more speakers. If each takes five minutes and no more, we will have a few minutes for the Minister at the end. I call Robert Halfon.”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“Order. Eight Members are seeking to catch my eye to take part in tonight’s debate. I am not going to set a time limit. Instead, I ask Members to work it out among themselves. If each of them speaks for five minutes, including interventions, that will leave a few minutes at the end for the Minister to address any outstanding questions, so watch the clock, please.”
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“Order. Before the Minister replies, may I remind all Members that this is a timed debate? The Minister has been generous in giving way, but this debate needs to end at 8.46 pm. At least nine Members, if not more, wish to participate, so we need to make a little more progress through the Minister’s speech if we are to get everybody in—unless those who are making interventions but...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 94 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 0.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 41 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") 1213 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £20,798 (252nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £17,575 (413th) | £12,533 (530th) | £13,975 (541st) | £15,693 (264th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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 | £18,901 (277th) | £18,050 (347th) | £21,543 (joint 205th with 1 other) | £16,064 | £17,308 (394th) | £17,803 (480th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £9,720 (530th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,286 (156th) | £90,500 (joint 192nd with 1 other) | £88,173 (112th) | £86,016 | £68,474 (joint 429th with 1 other) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,908 (443rd) | £49,588 (197th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,686 (262nd) | £9,730 (201st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,912 (385th)1 | £5,315 (449th)2 | £5,620 (426th)3 | £5,671 | £7,664 (439th) | £6,643 (458th) | £6,028 (482nd) | £5,375 (445th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £502 (157th) | £654 (157th) | £128 (363rd) | £772 | £350 (312th) | £992 (164th) | £1,102 (154th) | £714 (186th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £3,092 (362nd) | £581 (444th) | £791 (365th) | £1,025 | £1,387 (192nd) | £1,189 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £770 (445th) | £452 (571st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,511 (465th) | £1,778 (444th) | £2,172 | £2,980 (271st) | £3,087 (252nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,192 (joint 341st with 2 others) | £989 (joint 432nd with 6 others) | £0 | £2,004 (joint 63rd with 1 other) | £2,004 (57th) | £2,004 (57th) | £2,004 (56th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,902 (46th) | £0 | £3,305 (52nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,177 (208th) | £150,616 (259th) | £143,034 (212th) | £133,354 | £122,665 (345th) | £110,098 (507th) | £105,548 (482nd) | £84,773 (joint 414th with 1 other) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £120 (568th). Rail £5,792 (149th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £860 (535th). Rail £4,455 (215th).