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Gisela Stuart
Labour MP for Birmingham, Edgbaston
- 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 Gisela Stuart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Transplants, Financial Assistance Scheme, Royal Mint, Khat, Maternity Services
(based on written questions asked by Gisela Stuart and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Syria (6 Feb 2012)
“One country singularly absent from the Foreign Secretary’s statement was Iran. Will he say a little more about the extent to which he thinks the Assad regime feels supported and receives succour from the Iranians?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)
“The Greek writer Aristophanes gave us the concept of cloud cuckoo land. I wonder whether some European leaders visited that mythical country on Monday. Will the Prime Minister tell us how on earth he thinks that a country such as Greece will regain competitiveness if it cannot devalue, which it cannot do within the euro?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: EU Sanctions (Iran) (24 Jan 2012)
“What steps are being taken to prevent third countries from trading on behalf of Iran, thereby circumventing sanctions?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 356 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Editor of The House Magazine (Dods Parliamentary), Westminster Tower, 3rd Floor, 3 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SP. (£20,001–£25,000)
Received £2,200 for February 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 7 February 2011)
Received £2,200 for March 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 7March 2011)
Received £2,200 for April 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 11 April 2011)
Received £2,200 for May 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 6 May 2011)
Bonus payment of £3,000. (Registered 6 May 2011)
Received £2,200 for June 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
Received £2,200 for July 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Received £2,200 for August 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 27 August 2011)
Received £2,200 for September 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 6 September 2011)
Received £2,200 for October 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 5 October 2011)
Received £2,200 for November 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Received £2,200 for December 2011. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 5 December 2011)
Received £2,200 for January 2012. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 5 January 2012)
Speaking at seminars for Cumberlege Connections. Address: Cumberlege Connections, Snells Cottage, The Green, Newick, Lewes BN8 4LA. (Up to £5,000)
Payment of £350 for taking part in workshop. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Payment of £900 for taking part in workshop in Winchester from 11 September 2011. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 21 September 2011)
Articles for the Telegraph group, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT (Up to £5,000)
Payment of £250 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 15 November 2011)
ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 17 February 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 11 April 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 26 April 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 16 May 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 7 July 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 13 August 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 30 August 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 9 September 2011)
£75 received for opinion survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 7 December 2011)
Speeches to National School of Government, Sunningdale Park, Larch Avenue, Ascot SL5 0QE:
Payment of £150 for speech. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 December 2011)
Fee of £500 from Intelligence Squared, Newcombe House, London W11 3LQ, as speaking fee at debate. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 30 July 2011)
Payments from BBC for television and radio programmes. Address: BBC Contributor Payments, Manchester M14 0EL.
Fee of £500 from BBC for television appearance on ‘This Week’. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 23 February 2011)
Payment of £150 from BBC in respect of taking part in Radio 4’s Any Questions in April 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 26 May 2011)
Fee of £500 for television appearance on ‘This Week’. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 24 July 2011)
August 2011, payment of £150 for taking part in Radio 4’s Any Questions. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 30 August 2011)
Payment of £500 for BBC ‘This Week’. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
Fee of £280 for on-line article and recorded broadcast for Deutschlandradio, Am Hans Rosenthal Platz, 10825 Berlin, Germany. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 March 2011)
Payment of £191.30 for article for Europaeische Akademie, Bismarckallee 46 Berlin D 14193, Germany. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 July 2011)
Payments from Populus, Northburgh House 10 Northburgh St London EC1V 0AT, for opinion surveys:
July 2011, £75. Hours: 25 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 30 August 2011)
Payment of £75. Hours: 30 mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 9 September 2011)
Fees from The Times Newspaper, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY for articles:
Fee of £400 for an article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
Fee of £400 for article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 January 2012)
Fee of £2,250 from Specialist Speakers, Station Road, Hinckley LE10 1AW, for speech in Dublin, October 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 7 November 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: George Soros Open Society – Georgia Foundation
Address of donor: 10 Chovelidze Street, 0108 Tbilisi, Georgia
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel and accommodation; value £1,512
Destination of visit: Tbilisi, Georgia
Date of visit: 27-31 May 2011
Purpose of visit: meetings with politicians, parliamentarians and civil society in Georgia.
(Registered 15 June 2011)
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 | £19,280 (317th) | £18,245 (430th) | £17,413 (457th) | £15,733 | £20,473 (280th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,012 (349th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) |
| Office running costs | £27,033 (26th) | £25,779 (43rd) | £27,956 (43rd) | £20,155 | £18,168 (345th) | £18,478 (410th) | £16,995 (478th) | £10,859 (495th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,289 (439th) | £85,716 (392nd) | £75,602 (551st) | £65,642 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £62,077 (562nd) | £64,140 (337th) | £53,002 (101st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,306 (200th) | £9,596 (222nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,404 (318th)1 | £8,458 (276th)2 | £7,421 (328th)3 | £6,128 | £11,293 (293rd) | £10,863 (292nd) | £12,090 (243rd) | £8,948 (277th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £121 (330th) | £361 (joint 250th with 1 other) | £0 | £192 | £1,258 (147th) | £751 (198th) | £355 (310th) | £672 (200th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,606 (214th) | £1,192 (155th) | £1,538 (152nd) | £1,702 | £1,446 (180th) | £1,788 (87th) | £1,559 (154th) | £2,057 (66th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,418 (186th) | £3,807 (211th) | £4,894 | £4,673 (154th) | £2,879 (joint 277th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,335 (joint 142nd with 3 others) | £1,133 (196th) | £0 | £1,945 (joint 204th with 5 others) | £1,945 (joint 199th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £1,945 (joint 186th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £5,159 (39th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,198 (137th) | £154,100 (199th) | £134,870 (382nd) | £114,446 | £129,592 (204th) | £119,114 (333rd) | £116,806 (238th) | £92,508 (223rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,590 (56th). Rail £1,371 (420th). Other: Mileage £103 (42nd). Rail £340 (60th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,450 (38th). Rail £942 (442nd). Air £747 (106th). Other: European £319 (123rd).