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Diane Abbott
Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Diane Abbott voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Haiti, Asylum Seekers, Mental Health, Haiti: Earthquakes, Health
(based on written questions asked by Diane Abbott and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- [Linda Riordan in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (North-East) (24 Jan 2012)
“It is always a pleasure to serve under your distinguished chairmanship, Mrs Riordan. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah) on securing this debate. Its importance to the north-east is exemplified by colleagues’ high level of attendance this morning, but it is also important because the lifestyle issues and the social and, if I might say...”
- [Linda Riordan in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (North-East) (24 Jan 2012)
“I would love to, normally, but I have to try to get through my speech so that we can hear from the Minister. Last September, the leader of Newcastle city council, Nick Forbes, amended a motion calling for the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol. He made the motion more comprehensive, calling for a wider range of measures to address the availability of alcohol. They included more...”
- [Linda Riordan in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (North-East) (24 Jan 2012)
“How does the hon. Gentleman think that forcing through NHS reforms that are vehemently opposed by both the British Medical Association and the Royal College of General Practitioners will encourage GPs to go and work in deprived areas that have a shortage of GPs?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 129 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.92% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 520 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees received for co-presenting BBC’s "This Week" TV programme. Address: BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.
October 2010, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 2 November 2010)
November 2010, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 15 December 2010)
March 2011, received £869. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 14 March 2011)
28 April 2011, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 10 May 2011)
26 May 2011, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 31 May 2011)
July 2011, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
20 October 2011, received £839. Hours; 3 hrs. (Registered 8 November 2011)
15 December 2011, received £839. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 19 December 2011)
Articles written for The Guardian. Address: Guardian News & Media, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.
February 2011, payment of £85. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 7 February 2011)
August 2010, fee of £250 received for participation in Channel 4 "4 Thought" television series. Address: Waddell Media, 7-12 St Helen’s Business Park, Holywood, County Down BT18 9HQ. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 September 2010)
August 2010, fee of £400 received for article in the Sunday Express newspaper. Address: Sunday Express, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 September 2010)
October 2010, fee of £400 for writing article for the Express Newspaper. Address: Express Newspapers, The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN. Hours: 1hr 30mins. (Registered 2 November 2010)
October 2010, fee of £250 for appearing on ITV ‘Alan Titchmarsh Show’. Address: Spun Gold TV, 2nd Floor, Tabernacle Court, 16-28 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4DD. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 2 November 2010)
December 2010, fee of £3,000 for participating in Channel 4’s ‘Come Dine with Me’ television programme. Address: ITV Studios Ltd, The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 15 December 2010)
January 2011, fee of £150 for participating in Ipsos MORI survey of MPs. Address: Market & Opinion Research International, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 7 February 2011)
January 2011, fee of £75 for participating in ComRes Parliamentary Panel Survey. Address: Communicate Research Ltd, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 February 2011)
January 2011, fee of £80 for participating in YouGov online survey. Address: YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 February 2011)
March 2011, fee of £1,000 for participating in ‘An Audience with Diane Abbott MP’ at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre on 12 March 2011. Address: Clive Conway Celebrity Productions Ltd, 32 Grove Street, Oxford OX2 7JT. (Registered 24 March 2011)
March 2011, fee of £3,000 for participating/speaking at Deloitte’s National Women’s Day Celebrations 2011 on 8 March 2011. Address: Deloitte LLP, The Pinnacle, 150 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1FD. (Registered 28 March 2011)
June 2011, fee of £1,750 for delivering keynote speech at POLSIS 1st Annual Student Conference, University of Birmingham. Address: School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
July 2011, fee of £800 for participating in BBC North East Television feature about former Labour MP for Jarrow, Ellen Wilkinson. Address: BBC North East and Cumbria, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE99 1RN. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Fees from ITV. Address: ITV Studios Ltd, The London Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT:
August 2011, fee of £300 as a participant on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ television programme. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 23 September 2011)
November 2011, fee of £300 for interview. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 19 December 2011)
November 2011, fee of £300 for participating in BBC Radio 4 programme. Address: BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 19 December 2011)
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP
(b) Donation to support my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party:
(b) Name of donor: BM Creative Management Ltd (Media)
(b) Address of donor: 4th Floor, Aldwych House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
(b) Date of receipt: 8 October 2010
(b) Date of acceptance: 11 October 2010
(b) Donor status: company, registration 05635995
(b) (Registered 11 October 2010)
(b) Name of donor: The Arts Club
(b) Address of donor: 40 Dover street London W1S 4NP
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(b) Date of receipt: 25 October 2010
(b) Date of acceptance: 5 October 2010
(b) Donor status: company, registration 0047802
(b) (Registered 25 October 2010)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: The Hunger Project Trust
Address of donor : 1st Floor, Building 5, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5YF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: five complimentary tickets for World Hunger Day Gala Concert to be held on 9 January 2011. Each ticket is valued at £152; total value £760.
Date of receipt of donation: 19 December 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 20 December 2010
Donor status: registered charity
(Registered 21 December 2010)
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 | £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 | £14,225 (460th) | £20,178 (234th) | £20,306 (334th) | £20,225 | £19,323 (joint 99th with 1 other) | £18,789 (joint 246th with 3 others) | £18,233 (joint 185th with 7 others) | £13,965 (380th) |
| Staffing costs | £105,341 (48th) | £90,325 (208th) | £81,807 (408th) | £83,818 | £83,648 (26th) | £68,114 (223rd) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £46,812 (289th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,233 (85th) | £7,948 (334th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £234 (635th)1 | £1,789 (593rd)2 | £2,415 (574th)3 | £3,466 | £4,064 (564th) | £4,761 (535th) | £4,219 (555th) | £4,581 (487th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £6,271 (104th) | £1,521 (89th) | £2,125 (88th) | £1,091 | £389 (558th) | £810 (350th) | £2,791 (joint 29th with 1 other) | £1,780 (107th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,906 (144th) | £4,501 (162nd) | £2,589 | £1,322 (527th) | £280 (joint 642nd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,351 (108th) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | £2,038 (29th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (25th) | £2,038 (24th) | |
| Other Costs | £1,243 (80th) | £1,905 (57th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,827 (54th) | £0 |
| Total | £142,463 (421st) | £131,735 (513th) | £115,032 (584th) | £114,968 | £112,402 (521st) | £96,366 (611th) | £102,945 (514th) | £70,403 (598th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £96 (569th). Rail £29 (582nd). Other: Rail £109 (100th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,619 (446th). Rail £44 (571st). Other: Rail £126 (106th).