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Fabian Hamilton
Labour MP for Leeds North East

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Fabian Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Defence, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, International Development

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Political Parties: Finance, RAF Menwith Hill, Armed Forces: Young People, Departmental Drinks, Coroners

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Drinks (7 Feb 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) his Department and (b) its public bodies have spent on (i) wine, (ii) other alcoholic refreshments and (iii) bottled water since May 2010.”

    Written Answers — Transport: Departmental Drinks (6 Feb 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) her Department and (b) its public bodies have spent on (i) wine, (ii) other alcoholic refreshments and (iii) bottled water since May 2010.”

    Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Basic Skills (2 Feb 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions have taken place between his Department and the Department for Education to ensure that students on vocational courses and in apprenticeships receive appropriate literacy and numeracy support; and if he will make a statement.”

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    • Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 78 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 57.92% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 53 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor : (1) Tibet Society UK; (2) Tibetan parliament in exile
    Address of donor: (1) Unit 9, 139 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HF; (2) H-10, 2nd floor, Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110024, India
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) flights and transport with a value of £724.64 (2) accommodation and meals with a value of £150.58
    Destination of visit: Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj, India
    Date of visit:1 to 8 October 2011
    Purpose of visit: To meet the Tibetan parliament and government in exile; to improve understanding of the issues affecting Tibet; to further the exchange programme between British and Tibetan MPs and to have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
    (Registered 27 October 2011 )

    Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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)2005/062004/05 (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£23,421 (121st) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,254 £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) £19,222 (308th) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £9,200 (576th)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£29,727 (6th) £30,380 (1st) £27,407 (54th) £26,242 £17,506 (384th) £18,765 (290th) £18,219 (joint 238th with 2 others) £6,400 (605th)
    Staffing costs£92,291 (397th) £81,322 (510th) £79,963 (447th) £77,302 £72,154 (251st) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £61,910 (joint 441st with 1 other) £43,867 (411th)
    Communications Allowance£10,113 (229th) £9,809 (182nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£13,073 (108th)1 £11,482 (joint 161st with 1 other)2 £13,353 (107th)3 £10,987 £12,754 (242nd) £14,441 (165th) £10,668 (296th) £10,311 (200th)
    Members' Staff Travel£278 (joint 248th with 2 others) £277 (joint 289th with 2 others) £273 (joint 292nd with 1 other) £484 £1,253 (150th) £448 (joint 279th with 1 other) £1,587 (83rd) £388 (279th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £851 (142nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £179 (71st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£6,649 (76th) £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 with 11 others) £0 £1,984 (joint 97th with 4 others) £1,984 (joint 91st with 4 others) £1,872 (353rd) £1,548 (446th)
    Other Costs£8,520 (22nd) £8,481 (13th) £973 (59th) £0 £0 £0 £0 £3,000 (18th)
    Total£184,071 (7th) £171,824 (10th) £155,346 (47th) £146,715 £135,630 (106th) £126,009 (183rd) £115,895 (258th) £75,437 (540th)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,485 (231st). Rail £7,107 (107th). Air £875 (104th). Misc £183 (131st). Other: European £1,423 (29th).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,407 (167th). Rail £6,934 (117th). Air £62 (161st). Misc £79 (175th).

    3 Car £3,461 (283rd). Rail £8,887 (51st). Air £1,005 (115th).