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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 a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. 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 for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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 greater autonomy for schools. 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, Health, Haiti: Earthquakes
(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
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Technology: Greater London (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the progress made by the East London Tech City.”
- Written Answers — Health: Drinks (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his private ministerial office has spent on (a) tea and coffee, (b) wine, (c) alcoholic refreshments other than wine and (d) bottled water in the last 12 months for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Health: Gifts and Endowments (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 26 March 2012, Official Report, column 988W, on gifts and endowments, for what reasons his Department received a Japanese kimono as a gift; and who gave the gift.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 214 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 64.78% 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") 526 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.
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.
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)
February 2012, fee of £622.92 for a conference presentation, from Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, Ku’damm Karree (Third Floor-Hochhaus) Kurfürstendamm 207-208, Berlin D-10719, Germany. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 29 February 2012)
7. Overseas benefits and gifts
See also my entry in Category 2.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £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).