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George Howarth
Labour MP for Knowsley
- Also represented Knowsley North and Sefton East; Knowsley North
- Entered Parliament on 13 November 1986 — unknown
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Howarth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. 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 for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Lord Chancellor, Health, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Tram and Light Rail Schemes, Gibraltar, Cheshire and Merseyside SHA, Public Guardianship Office
(based on written questions asked by George Howarth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Chairman, Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (2 out of 20)
- Chairman, Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Extradition Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the Minister. He is making a speech about local government finance. Has he noticed that he has not mentioned a single figure yet?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Portsmouth South (Mr Hancock). I think I said that in a debate about a week ago. I meant it then, and I mean it now. The Government really should listen to what the hon. Gentleman has to say, given his long experience of local government and of the problems that he has just described. The hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Local Government Finance (8 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that, but the point is that unless there is a rigorous, properly policed tendering process, the potential for fraud is even greater. I will conclude as I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) has plenty more to say. Whatever decision my Front-Bench colleagues reached, given the extent to which this motion discriminates...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 673 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £9,232 (525th) | £13,896 (509th) | £13,558 (522nd) | £17,682 | £15,457 (473rd) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £15,500 (509th) | £16,509 (joint 115th with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) |
| Office running costs | £18,917 (276th) | £15,094 (465th) | £21,196 (226th) | £12,105 | £12,882 (557th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £5,840 (615th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,655 (176th) | £92,979 (103rd) | £71,545 (584th) | £78,198 | £69,034 (410th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £59,935 (525th) | £57,691 (33rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £52 (602nd) | £8,634 (302nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,991 (69th)1 | £14,390 (93rd)2 | £18,016 (28th)3 | £15,005 | £15,075 (joint 134th with 1 other) | £17,533 (82nd) | £6,569 (463rd) | £9,216 (263rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £260 (joint 350th with 2 others) | £482 (249th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,647 (66th) | £990 (125th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,078 (257th) | £679 (371st) | £492 (532nd) | £735 | £1,100 (258th) | £864 (323rd) | £1,000 (333rd) | £685 (joint 461st with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,688 (430th) | £1,170 (joint 558th with 1 other) | £1,100 | £3,012 (269th) | £2,621 (315th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,459 (joint 31st with 1 other) | £1,096 (joint 250th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,810 (446th) | £1,810 (439th) | £1,810 (419th) | £825 (585th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,572 (344th) | £149,809 (270th) | £127,073 (494th) | £124,825 | £118,370 (434th) | £129,983 (118th) | £103,308 (508th) | £91,261 (254th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,264 (345th). Rail £12,727 (17th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,216 (375th). Rail £11,740 (22nd). Air £386 (126th). Other: Mileage £48 (73rd).