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Emily Thornberry

Labour MP for Islington South & Finsbury

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
    • Majority: 484 votes. — 607th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Emily Thornberry voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
    • Voted against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 24 Oct 2006)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Home Department, Transport, International Development, Treasury, Work and Pensions

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Policies, Water Action Plan, Water and Sanitation (Funding), Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act, Active Communities Directorate

    (based on written questions asked by Emily Thornberry and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 Jan 2010) has video

    “My friend would like to get married, but her boyfriend is not so keen. Should the Government give them some money to tie the knot, and if so how much?”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (9 Dec 2009) has video

    “Will my right hon. Friend give the public a guarantee that he will never lift the ban on hunting with dogs?”

    Whittington Hospital (2 Dec 2009) has video

    “Does my right hon. Friend therefore agree with us that the case for the closure of the Whittington hospital A and E department has yet to be made?”

    More of Emily Thornberry's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 4 written questions 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 very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 191 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Emily Thornberry speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 71 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    8. Land and Property
    Two-third interest in flat in Guildford, Surrey.
    One-fifth interest in flat in South London.
    11. Miscellaneous
    Non-practising member of the chambers of Mike Mansfield QC.

    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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Staying away from main home£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) £2,360        
    Office running costs£17,907 (318th) £21,351 (137th) £24,740 (102nd) £22,427        
    Staffing costs£100,727 (136th) £83,106 (465th) £82,841 (379th) £81,607        
    Communications Allowance£14,163 (34th) £17,387 (9th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£0 £0 £291 (632nd)1 £0        
    Members' Staff Travel£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£6,939 (joint 48th with 1 other) £2,037 (19th) £8,261 (4th) £5,234        
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£4,626 (90th) £19,728 (7th) £7,935 N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,071 (joint 516th with 5 others) £1,200 (joint 118th with 1 other) £1,014        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £1,585 (50th) £0        
    Total£142,652 (412th) £132,390 (506th) £141,358 (256th) £120,577        

    1 Air £291 (188th).