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Fabian Hamilton
Labour MP for Leeds North East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Fabian Hamilton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. 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 for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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): Departmental Pay, Departmental Drinks, RAF Menwith Hill, Political Parties: Finance, Armed Forces: Young People
(based on written questions asked by Fabian Hamilton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 22)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (7 out of 15)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison). I associate myself with his comments about Morocco. I did not realise that he was the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Morocco. I feel very inclined to join it after his remarks. I have been to Morocco on several occasions and have friends in that country. Indeed, a late great uncle of mine...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I hope that I can join his group and work with him for the benefit of Anglo-Moroccan relations, which are important to this country and to the Arab world. I will concentrate on one major issue that concerns me, which I hope the Government will take up. Indeed, the Government have made their views on it fairly clear, but they need to do more....”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“I think that we all agree that a two-state solution is the answer, but does my right hon. Friend not agree that leading conflict resolution experts from Israel who are trying to come to the UK to promote a two-state solution, such as Dr Moti Cristal, are being denied a voice by certain organisations in the UK? Will he condemn that?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 86 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 61.13% 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") 54 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £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).