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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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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Howarth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. 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 the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Occasionally 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
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (8 out of 18)
- 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)
- Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- 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 — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“Throughout this debate I have made a practice with my constituents of arguing that whatever our views we should express them with respect and sensitivity. In that context it is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert), who made his case very well. The speech made by my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) was...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“Unlike the hon. Gentleman, I will give way.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“I am glad the hon. Gentleman has sought to give that clarification, but in fact it has not in the least changed the argument I am making. I think that that argument is disingenuous. I will finish with another point the hon. Member for Aldershot made. He chose to introduce into his speech the old chestnut of political correctness. Political correctness, as far as he is concerned, seems to be...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 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 66.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 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") 716 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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).