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Derek Wyatt
Labour MP for Sittingbourne & Sheppey
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 79 votes. — 640th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Derek Wyatt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately against 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rushenden Link Road, Correspondence, Child Support Agency, British Council, Businesses (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
(based on written questions asked by Derek Wyatt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Carer's Allowance (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the level of the carer's allowance will next be reviewed.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009)
“I welcome our support for regional and local news, but my question is about mathematics. As I understand it, 95 per cent. of the nation has switched over to digital. Given the £600 million in the initial digital switchover fund, £560 million could be unspent. How much of that does my right hon. Friend intend to use for the measures that he announced today?”
- Bill Presented: Carers (11 Jun 2009) has video
“I thank the Minister for this morning seeing the Swale carers group, whose members are listening in the Gallery. If we included Skype on that website, we could connect carers and enable them to talk to each other and share their experiences. It is the isolation that they feel most of all. Will that provision be on the site?”
More of Derek Wyatt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 53 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Wyatt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 164 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,382 (297th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,509 (joint 290th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,662 (joint 310th) | £23,770 (128th) | £22,623 | £19,305 (joint 134th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,210 (joint 259th) | £18,659 (215th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,575 (134th) | £83,805 (341st) | £78,458 | £72,275 (joint 242nd) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £65,318 (275th) | £42,611 (454th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,729 (86th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,912 (518th)* | £4,157 (509th)** | £5,398 | £7,091 (461st) | £5,560 (499th) | £5,157 (522nd) | £4,961 (469th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £81 (386th) | £0 | £0 | £137 (joint 400th) | £40 (462nd) | £69 (438th) | £216 (344th) |
| 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 | £1,520 (90th) | £1,156 (joint 236th) | £910 | £2,420 (78th) | £1,111 (joint 220th) | £471 (575th) | £1,828 (100th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,444 (23rd) | £3,663 (222nd) | £2,199 | £5,841 (107th) | £4,020 (167th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,151 (joint 415th) | £1,177 (joint 133rd) | £188 | £1,984 (joint 97th) | £1,984 (joint 91st) | £1,984 (joint 90th) | £1,984 (joint 88th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,157 (168th) | £139,838 (287th) | £131,410 | £129,955 (192nd) | £120,794 (295th) | £110,931 (376th) | £85,768 (387th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,909 (303rd). Rail £332 (514th). Other: European £671 (87th).