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Mr Harold Best
Former Labour MP for Leeds North West
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Harold Best voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Dentistry (5 Apr 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Leeds, North-West.”
- Written Answers — Health: Leeds Community and Mental Health Trust (24 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 21 February 2005, Official Report, column 162W, on Leeds Community and Mental Health Trust, whether the bed occupancy rate for 2003–04 includes patients occupying the beds of other patients on leave.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum Seekers (23 Mar 2005)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make provision for failed asylum seekers to be given temporary permission to work until they can be returned to their country of origin.”
More of Mr Harold Best's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
- 2 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks.
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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 | £0 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,175 (233rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £11,553 (529th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £762 | £16,708 (424th) | £18,316 (427th) | £17,573 (438th) | £10,851 (497th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £11,790 | £67,866 (455th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £44,415 (386th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £239 | £9,365 (357th) | £9,193 (358th) | £9,124 (368th) | £6,409 (403rd) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £956 (joint 195th) | £664 (220th) | £798 (197th) | £591 (217th) | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £955 (305th) | £637 (442nd) | £918 (joint 372nd) | £661 (joint 484th) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,962 (272nd) | £1,602 (480th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,900 (joint 300th) | £1,900 (joint 296th) | £1,900 (joint 291st) | £1,900 (joint 274th) | ||
| Other Costs | £22,262 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £35,053 | £121,614 (367th) | £116,760 (381st) | £112,015 (350th) | £76,380 (533rd) |