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Doug Henderson
Former Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 7,023 votes. — 316th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Doug Henderson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (29 Mar 2010) has video
“Does my right hon. Friend agree that any reasonable person-and any reasonable political party that is interested in more than just appeasing its anti-European factions-would recognise that a serious response to the recession requires common effective action at European level? Will he tell me whether the continuing problem of the higher unemployment among young people than among the population...”
- Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day-First Part]: Defence (1 Mar 2010)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
- Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day-First Part]: Defence (1 Mar 2010)
“The hon. Gentleman and I have talked about these issues outside the House for many years, and we did so a few weeks ago. As he knows, the audience, comprising industrialists in the defence industry from Britain and Europe, made it clear that they did not believe that the Conservatives would increase defence expenditure. The audience asked the very question that has been asked in the House...”
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 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 53.73% of votes in this 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.
- 58 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 452 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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)1 | £14,128 (100th)2 | £14,423 (80th)3 | £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 (101st) | £151,860 (241st) | £146,269 (147th) | £142,111 | £138,659 (72nd) | £142,977 (21st) | £135,226 (14th) | £115,860 (8th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,495 (63rd). Rail £4,435 (213th). Air £3,873 (70th). Misc £1,237 (25th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,156 (89th). Rail £3,951 (242nd). Air £3,988 (73rd). Misc £1,033 (29th).
3 Car £5,476 (111th). 3rd party £840 (14th). Rail £4,848 (182nd). Air £3,259 (85th).