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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
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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, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
- 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, Dentistry, Teacher Retention, Mortgage Endowment Policies
(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
- Written Answers — Home Department: Detainees: Children (29 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the UK's level of compliance with the standards for the detention of children established by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in respect of immigration removal centres.”
- Equitable Life (24 Jun 2009)
“It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. Caton. So much has been written and said over the last few years about the collapse of Equitable Life that I begin this debate with some trepidation, especially as the previous debate in this House was barely a month ago and was introduced by the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis). Although our political perspectives are...”
More of Fabian Hamilton'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 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 61% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 38 times in debates — well below 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) | £21,254 | £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).