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Fraser Kemp
Labour MP for Houghton & Washington East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 16,065 votes. — 19th 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 Fraser Kemp voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Treasury, Culture Media and Sport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Carbon Emissions, Departmental Official Cars, Children's Services, Iraq/Afghanistan, Iraq
(based on written questions asked by Fraser Kemp and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented: Carers (11 Jun 2009) has video
“Of course we all welcome training for professionals in the field. In common with many other hon. Members, I met some carers in my constituency on Friday. One of the issues that came up was training for carers, not the professionals. One constituent said that she had gone on a training course that had dealt with the particular complex issues affecting her son. She said that she could not...”
- Bill Presented: Carers (11 Jun 2009) has video
“With the best will in the world, Members of Parliament will have met, and national carers week will have involved meetings with, a minuscule number of carers. Millions of carers out there have a sense of isolation because of the 24/7 nature of the caring that they do. Any investment in technology that will link and bring people together, so that they can get over the sense of isolation, is...”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Television: Licensing (20 Apr 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many pensioners over the age of 75 years resident in Houghton and Washington East constituency received a free television licence in 2008.”
More of Fraser Kemp's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Fraser Kemp 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
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £23,075 (joint 158th) | £21,994 (262nd) | £21,187 | £20,759 (247th) | £19,264 (305th) | £18,121 (422nd) | £15,409 (joint 306th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,508 (216th) | £20,179 (348th) | £19,978 | £19,125 (208th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,936 (384th) | £11,293 (482nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,174 (566th) | £87,244 (175th) | £82,601 | £58,983 (617th) | £63,771 (522nd) | £65,213 (290th) | £45,690 (333rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £788 (582nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,145 (256th)* | £10,812 (joint 178th)** | £8,990 | £14,249 (168th) | £13,289 (202nd) | £15,672 (126th) | £12,975 (107th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £619 (172nd) | £288 (286th) | £284 | £669 (245th) | £651 (223rd) | £2,148 (42nd) | £585 (joint 220th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £559 (458th) | £456 (joint 547th) | £480 | £618 (joint 445th) | £910 (300th) | £621 (joint 510th) | £708 (joint 447th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,611 (280th) | £1,185 (555th) | £2,616 | £3,493 (218th) | £4,467 (139th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £959 (joint 597th) | £741 (617th) | £167 | £1,814 (joint 441st) | £1,814 (joint 435th) | £1,784 (joint 442nd) | £1,784 (387th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,438 (472nd) | £142,899 (216th) | £136,303 | £121,328 (372nd) | £124,539 (215th) | £123,022 (106th) | £89,574 (303rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,885 (26th). Rail £2,260 (334th).