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Diana Johnson

Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 10 Jun 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 7,351 votes. — 183rd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Diana Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Transport, Constitutional Affairs

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Domestic Violence, Housing, Special Constables, General Practitioners

(based on written questions asked by Diana Johnson and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Departmental Air Travel (24 Nov 2009)

“There have been no first-class flights purchased for Ministers in the Department for Children, Schools and Families in 2008-09. Ministers' tickets have been upgraded by airlines on four occasions in 2008-09 at no cost to the Department. Right hon. Ed Balls MP New York to Heathrow Right hon. Jim Knight MP Heathrow to Singapore Dubai to Heathrow Heathrow to Beijing”

More of Diana Johnson's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 91% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
  • 76 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Diana Johnson speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

6. Overseas visits
31 August-16 September 2008, to USA as a guest of the US State Department on their InternationalVisitor Leadership Programme. The US State Department paid for my internal flights andaccommodation in the US. (I paid my own flight to the USA.) (Registered 8 October 2008)

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£21,640 (307th) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,593        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,063 (237th) £22,059 (182nd) £21,302        
Staffing Allowance£88,052 (313th) £93,946 (31st) £72,620        
Communications Allowance£9,872 (joint 174th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,858 (228th)* £9,332 (253rd)** £8,277        
Members' Staff Travel£996 (joint 104th) £2,327 (28th) £953        
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£1,253 (141st) £2,243 (80th) £2,412        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,478 (19th) £9,637 (37th) £11,195 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£987 (joint 582nd) £930 (joint 523rd) £930        
Other Costs£8,310 (14th) £0 £0        
Total£166,509 (35th) £162,584 (16th) £139,282        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,258 (490th). Rail £7,930 (88th). Misc £670 (54th).

** Car £3,468 (281st). Rail £4,976 (174th). Other £888 (29th).