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Harriet Harman
Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham
- Also represented Peckham; Southwark Peckham
- Entered Parliament on 28 October 1982 — unknown
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Harriet Harman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. 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 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 a stricter asylum system. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Education, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Overseas Aid, Afghanistan: Females, Sexual Offences: Southwark, Arts and Culture, UN Agencies: Finance
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of 32)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 56 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56.14% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 228 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") 1974 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Name of donor: Creative Coalition Campaign Secretariat
(b) Address of donor: 198 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BD
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: support for the Creative Industries Network summer reception, including fee for venue and refreshments to the value of £2,499.60
(b) Date of receipt: 10 July 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 July 2012
(b) Donor status: unincorporated association
(b) (Registered 23 July 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Ltd
Address of donor : Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, plus lunch; total value £2,790
Date of receipt of donation: 13 April 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 28 June 2012
Donor status: company, registration number 7546718
(Registered 13 July 2012)
8. Land and Property
Part ownership of house in Suffolk.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £14,483 (450th) | £9,241 (603rd) | £15,183 (554th) | £11,527 | £18,843 (269th) | £18,791 (joint 238th with 4 others) | £18,205 (266th) | £12,869 (429th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,841 (32nd) | £99,397 (25th) | £92,532 (37th) | £92,554 | £78,016 (61st) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £52,233 (120th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,075 (232nd) | £9,074 (276th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £353 (629th)2 | £0 | £490 | £444 (646th) | £741 (643rd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £6,456 (91st) | £1,876 (38th) | £1,642 (joint 133rd with 1 other) | £1,198 | £2,370 (81st) | £1,575 (116th) | £1,539 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £1,713 (117th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,774 (joint 154th with 1 other) | £4,410 (169th) | £4,524 | £9,030 (57th) | £8,000 (40th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,158 (joint 400th with 2 others) | £973 (joint 454th with 10 others) | £0 | £1,983 (102nd) | £1,983 (96th) | £1,983 (95th) | £1,983 (93rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £179 (65th) |
| Total | £141,772 (429th) | £127,685 (554th) | £117,452 (573rd) | £112,906 | £112,304 (522nd) | £107,649 (539th) | £95,564 (586th) | £70,204 (601st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £232 (577th). Other: Rail £121 (107th).