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Fabian Hamilton
Labour MP for Leeds North East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,262 votes. — 427th 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 Fabian Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Education and Skills, International Development, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Political Parties: Finance, Coroners, Gibraltar, Asylum Seekers, Methadone
(based on written questions asked by Fabian Hamilton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video
“I start by thanking the Chief Secretary for reiterating the apology given by his predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper), which was certainly a good start. Earlier, the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt), who is no longer present in the Chamber, said in an intervention that policyholders should be able to come forward and apply for...”
- Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video
“I agree; indeed, the situation is much more serious. People always lose confidence in the Government of the day, because they blame them for everything. However, people have enormous trust in this House. They may not like MPs or Parliament generally, but they like their constituency MP. They look to us to come here and use this House to redress injustice. It is the loss of trust in this House...”
- Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video
“That is why I agree with many right hon. and hon. Members—especially my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Chase—that the decision on how we should respond must be a matter for this House. The hon. Member for Reigate also made that point. I fully accept that there are huge implications for the Treasury and for taxpayers' money, but we have seen far greater sums of money being used...”
More of Fabian Hamilton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations 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.
- 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Fabian Hamilton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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) | £21,254 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,222 (308th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £9,200 (576th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £30,380 (1st) | £27,407 (54th) | £26,242 | £17,506 (384th) | £18,765 (290th) | £18,219 (joint 238th) | £6,400 (605th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £81,322 (510th) | £79,963 (447th) | £77,302 | £72,154 (251st) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £61,910 (joint 441st) | £43,867 (411th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,809 (182nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,482 (joint 161st)* | £13,353 (107th)** | £10,987 | £12,754 (242nd) | £14,441 (165th) | £10,668 (296th) | £10,311 (200th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £277 (joint 289th) | £273 (joint 292nd) | £484 | £1,253 (150th) | £448 (joint 279th) | £1,587 (83rd) | £388 (279th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £851 (142nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £179 (71st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,348 (122nd) | £2,514 (60th) | £2,851 | £2,277 (92nd) | £1,231 (174th) | £1,917 (97th) | £723 (442nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,120 (220th) | £7,628 (67th) | £7,595 | £6,800 (83rd) | £1,895 (434th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,492 (18th) | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £0 | £1,984 (joint 97th) | £1,984 (joint 91st) | £1,872 (353rd) | £1,548 (446th) |
| Other Costs | £8,481 (13th) | £973 (59th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,000 (18th) |
| Total | £171,824 (10th) | £155,346 (47th) | £146,715 | £135,630 (106th) | £126,009 (183rd) | £115,895 (258th) | £75,437 (540th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,407 (167th). Rail £6,934 (117th). Air £62 (161st). Misc £79 (175th).
** Car £3,461 (283rd). Rail £8,887 (51st). Air £1,005 (115th).