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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
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 against 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, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- 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 (4 Feb 2010) has video
“The business for next week will be: Monday 8 February-Consideration of an allocation of time motion, followed by all stages of the Terrorist Asset-freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill. Tuesday 9 February-Motion to approve a money resolution on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill, followed by consideration in Committee of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Day 6),...”
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“In relation to the Terrorist Asset-freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill, which I have announced will have all its stages next Monday, subject to the approval of the House, hon. Members will be aware of the Supreme Court's decision on the vires under which the order involved was made. Clearly we have to set the law in order and ensure that we have the powers that we need to use against assets...”
- Business of the House (4 Feb 2010) has video
“The hon. Gentleman raised economic issues, following the report of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. No one could accuse the Chancellor of purveying rosy assumptions. He has always said that it was going to be a difficult time for the economy, and that it would begin to start recovering only at the turn of the year-as has happened. We have been encouraged by the fall in unemployment in the...”
More of Harriet Harman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 59 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 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 218 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.
- 111 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Harriet Harman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1813 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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).