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Hazel Blears
Labour MP for Salford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,945 votes. — 74th 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 Hazel Blears voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman appears to be arguing that ASBOs are not effective because they are breached. Does he not accept that ASBOs are often applied to the most prolific offenders, and are therefore more likely to be breached in most circumstances? I defy the hon. Gentleman to tell my constituents Mr. and Mrs. Patel on the Duchy estate that their bravery in standing up and giving evidence was not...”
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman is making some important points about the pivotal role of housing in tackling antisocial behaviour. Does he agree that, as well as councils taking action, there is often a great deal of antisocial behaviour in the private rented sector and that the introduction of landlord licensing, which I am fighting for in the Gerald road and Seaford road areas of Salford, can make a...”
More of Hazel Blears's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 34 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") 830 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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) | £19,385 | £20,808 (joint 236th) | £18,748 (330th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,609 (joint 275th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,636 (312th) | £29,245 (7th) | £17,110 | £16,922 (413th) | £13,709 (597th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £11,592 (475th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,407 (114th) | £74,397 (565th) | £82,104 | £66,457 (508th) | £64,272 (joint 490th) | £61,774 (455th) | £46,715 (290th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,518 (307th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,603 (113th)* | £12,637 (119th)** | £10,437 | £12,022 (271st) | £11,262 (280th) | £10,706 (295th) | £8,485 (298th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £623 (194th) | £581 | £3,416 (18th) | £1,356 (118th) | £1,538 (90th) | £1,260 (99th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,953 (34th) | 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 | £912 (255th) | £2,731 (53rd) | £634 | £1,415 (185th) | £939 (284th) | £358 (600th) | £1,750 (109th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,382 (190th) | £10,392 (32nd) | £1,588 | £2,399 (347th) | £3,840 (177th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,297 (joint 187th) | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £1,925 (joint 258th) | £1,925 (joint 253rd) | £1,925 (joint 247th) | £1,925 (joint 234th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,791 (46th) | £153,225 (62nd) | £131,839 | £126,982 (255th) | £117,625 (359th) | £115,784 (260th) | £88,466 (336th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,020 (518th). Rail £12,384 (14th). Air £170 (151st). Misc £29 (214th).
** Car £1,480 (489th). Rail £10,995 (24th). Air £162 (218th).