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Doug Henderson
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 7,023 votes. — 316th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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 moderately 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (since 10 Aug 2009)
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
- Corporation Tax Bill: The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills (26 Nov 2009) has video
“I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. About three hours ago, I listened to the opening speeches from both Front Benches. At that time, I intended to say something, if I caught your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, about a constituency issue that relates to flooding and the resources required for that. I still hope to talk about that and some labour market...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Territorial Army (2 Nov 2009) has video
“In considering the role of the TA as well as the regular Army in Afghanistan, does my right hon. Friend agree that it is vital that armies understand—they do not necessarily have to agree—precisely what their role is? Does he also agree that there is now considerable ambiguity in Afghanistan, especially following the withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah from the presidential election,...”
- 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...”
More of Doug Henderson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54% 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.
- 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Doug Henderson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 447 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,080 (165th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,291 (202nd) | £9,710 (598th) | £13,212 (577th) | £16,342 | £9,178 (620th) | £15,850 (556th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £8,088 (572nd) |
| Staffing costs | £91,752 (417th) | £89,766 (241st) | £90,611 (joint 60th with 1 other) | £83,871 | £75,033 (140th) | £66,656 (388th) | £62,242 (391st) | £55,439 (62nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,299 (355th) | £7,157 (374th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,040 (68th)3 | £14,128 (100th)2 | £14,423 (80th)1 | £15,666 | £25,867 (21st) | £32,189 (3rd) | £31,474 (2nd) | £24,494 (4th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £236 (264th) | £590 (179th) | £236 (311th) | £211 | £1,230 (153rd) | £2,606 (32nd) | £1,330 (115th) | £950 (141st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,507 (30th) | £2,402 (44th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £715 (28th) | £580 (36th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,973 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £623 (418th) | £1,190 (226th) | £642 | £1,210 (231st) | £895 (joint 303rd with 1 other) | £1,104 (joint 289th with 1 other) | £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 | £0 | £8,703 (4th) |
| Total | £166,817 (100th) | £151,860 (241st) | £146,269 (147th) | £142,111 | £138,659 (72nd) | £142,977 (21st) | £135,226 (14th) | £115,860 (8th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,156 (89th). Rail £3,951 (242nd). Air £3,988 (73rd). Misc £1,033 (29th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,495 (63rd). Rail £4,435 (213th). Air £3,873 (70th). Misc £1,237 (25th).
1 Car £5,476 (111th). 3rd party £840 (14th). Rail £4,848 (182nd). Air £3,259 (85th).