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Doug Henderson
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,023 votes. — 314th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Doug Henderson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately 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 against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Children, Schools and Families, Communities and Local Government, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Airwave, Sugar Regime, "Building Schools for the Future", Group 4 Securicor, Departmental Expenditure
(based on written questions asked by Doug Henderson and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (30 Jun 2009) has video
“When I was in Afghanistan with the European Security and Defence Assembly slightly more than three weeks ago, the commanders in the international security assistance force made it clear to me that in many ways there was a common view between the Iranian Government and ISAF on how to deal with the Taliban. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that is a very important issue, and an area of some...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Lisbon Treaty (19 May 2009) has video
“May I say to my right hon. Friend that if the policies that have been argued for by some Opposition Members, and their antics, were ever implemented as the policy of this nation, not only would Britain be completely isolated in Europe and beyond, but the economic, foreign and defence policy of this country would be undermined by those silly schoolboys?”
- Points of Order: The Economy (31 Mar 2009) has video
“Before my right hon. Friend moves from banking, may I tempt him with, I hope, a slightly easier question than the one asked by my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Dr. Ladyman)? It is now accepted in Newcastle that the Government did the right thing by Northern Rock, bringing about stability and turning the bank around. Does my right hon. Friend anticipate that the bank will fully...”
More of Doug Henderson'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 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 446 times in debates — above 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) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,080 (165th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,710 (598th) | £13,212 (577th) | £16,342 | £9,178 (620th) | £15,850 (556th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £8,088 (572nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,766 (241st) | £90,611 (joint 60th) | £83,871 | £75,033 (140th) | £66,656 (388th) | £62,242 (391st) | £55,439 (62nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,157 (374th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,128 (100th)* | £14,423 (80th)** | £15,666 | £25,867 (21st) | £32,189 (3rd) | £31,474 (2nd) | £24,494 (4th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £590 (179th) | £236 (311th) | £211 | £1,230 (153rd) | £2,606 (32nd) | £1,330 (115th) | £950 (141st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,402 (44th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £580 (36th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £623 (418th) | £1,190 (226th) | £642 | £1,210 (231st) | £895 (joint 303rd) | £1,104 (joint 289th) | £986 (338th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,182 (213th) | £3,974 (201st) | £3,745 | £4,119 (183rd) | £3,328 (225th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £639 (636th) | £513 (632nd) | £0 | £1,120 (637th) | £1,120 (634th) | £1,120 (611th) | £1,120 (536th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,703 (4th) |
| Total | £151,860 (241st) | £146,269 (147th) | £142,111 | £138,659 (72nd) | £142,977 (21st) | £135,226 (14th) | £115,860 (8th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,156 (89th). Rail £3,951 (242nd). Air £3,988 (73rd). Misc £1,033 (29th).
** Car £5,476 (111th). 3rd party £840 (14th). Rail £4,848 (182nd). Air £3,259 (85th).