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Harriet Harman
Labour MP for Camberwell & Peckham
- Also represented Peckham; Southwark Peckham
- Minister of State, Government Equalities Office (since 3 Dec 2007)
Lord Privy Seal, House of Commons (since 28 Jun 2007) - Entered Parliament on 28 October 1982 — unknown
- Majority: 13,483 votes. — 17th 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 Harriet Harman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for 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 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 29 Sep 2008)
- Chairman, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 20 Aug 2008)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“The business for next week will be as follows: Monday 6 July—Opposition day [15th allotted day]. There will be a debate entitled "Young People in the Recession", followed by a debate entitled "ID Cards". Both debates will arise on an Opposition motion, followed by proceedings on the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill. Tuesday 7 July—Remaining stages of the Finance...”
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“The hon. Gentleman asked me about privilege and what happened with the office of the hon. Member for Ashford (Damian Green). As he will remember, the House decided, following a request from the then Speaker, that a Speaker's Committee would be established to look into search powers and the arrival of police on House premises. It was decided to set up such a Committee, but not before the...”
- Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video
“That is not a matter for business questions.”
More of Harriet Harman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 202 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 1643 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,241 (603rd) | £15,183 (554th) | £11,527 | £18,843 (269th) | £18,791 (joint 238th) | £18,205 (266th) | £12,869 (429th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £99,397 (25th) | £92,532 (37th) | £92,554 | £78,016 (61st) | £74,985 (joint 8th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £52,233 (120th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,074 (276th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £353 (629th)* | £0 | £490 | £444 (646th) | £741 (643rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £1,876 (38th) | £1,642 (joint 133rd) | £1,198 | £2,370 (81st) | £1,575 (116th) | £1,539 (joint 157th) | £1,713 (117th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,774 (joint 154th) | £4,410 (169th) | £4,524 | £9,030 (57th) | £8,000 (40th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,158 (joint 400th) | £973 (joint 454th) | £0 | £1,983 (102nd) | £1,983 (96th) | £1,983 (95th) | £1,983 (93rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £179 (65th) |
| Total | £127,685 (554th) | £117,452 (573rd) | £112,906 | £112,304 (522nd) | £107,649 (539th) | £95,564 (586th) | £70,204 (601st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £232 (577th). Other: Rail £121 (107th).