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Harry Cohen
Labour MP for Leyton & Wanstead
- Also represented Leyton
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 6,857 votes. — 269th 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 Harry Cohen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for 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 for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, London Underground, Data Protection, Afghanistan, Departmental Public Appointments
(based on written questions asked by Harry Cohen and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I am very grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way. On Iraq, he will know that the Government refused to give out the number of Iraqi civilian casualties who died in that war. Will he be prepared to give out the number of Iraqi civilian casualties who have died in this war?”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Terrorism: Crime Prevention (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 9, on Prevent, what his most recent assessment is of the operation of the Prevent strand of his Department's counter-terrorism strategy in the Waltham Forest area; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 166 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 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 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 833 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,909 (194th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,341 (562nd) | £19,039 (430th) | £19,821 | £19,061 (joint 225th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £14,284 (371st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £100,494 (14th) | £88,677 (99th) | £81,259 | £77,798 (67th) | £77,985 (2nd) | £72,309 (25th) | £46,142 (312th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,027 (279th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,956 (551st)* | £3,247 (547th)** | £2,570 | £4,403 (554th) | £3,280 (582nd) | £3,225 (587th) | £2,081 (594th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £65 (397th) | £65 (joint 402nd) | £72 | £100 (421st) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £132 (314th) | 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 | £699 (361st) | £519 (523rd) | £534 | £1,811 (130th) | £636 (joint 443rd) | £1,593 (145th) | £946 (353rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,109 (223rd) | £1,897 (430th) | £2,047 | £5,434 (123rd) | £949 (573rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,310 (joint 167th) | £1,125 (joint 205th) | £944 | £1,736 (joint 499th) | £1,736 (joint 490th) | £1,736 (462nd) | £1,380 (509th) |
| Other Costs | £2,810 (46th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £155,026 (185th) | £136,679 (344th) | £128,881 | £131,245 (168th) | £123,718 (231st) | £116,819 (237th) | £80,742 (475th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,380 (357th). Misc £16 (239th). Other: Mileage £560 (8th).