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Helen Goodman
Labour MP for Bishop Auckland
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Helen Goodman voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Work and Pensions, Health, Treasury, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers, Housing Benefit, Andrew Coulson, Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders, Rural Support
(based on written questions asked by Helen Goodman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Leveson Inquiry (7 Feb 2012)
“One issue that will arise in this context is contempt of court and the extent to which the media need to be controlled. I was rather disappointed to hear the Attorney-General’s responses on Radio 4 this morning. Would the Solicitor-General like to make it absolutely clear to the entire nation that, notwithstanding the rights and wrongs of particular cases, it is possible to commit...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Enterprise Zones: Blyth (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Enterprise Zone in the port of Blyth.”
- Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Auckland Castle: Art Works (30 Jan 2012)
“To ask the hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have for the future of Auckland Castle and the Zurbaran paintings; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 100 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 223 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,000 (50th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,555 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £15,157 (424th) | £11,902 (547th) | £17,803 (480th) | £16,826 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £86,295 (504th) | £73,721 (594th) | £90,379 (66th) | £67,062 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £20,575 (9th) | £10,685 (89th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £23,874 (7th)1 | £18,360 (26th)2 | £11,809 (142nd)3 | £11,214 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £800 (136th) | £633 (190th) | £568 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £199 (281st) | £1,483 (90th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £753 (30th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,973 (36th) | £506 (487th) | £1,201 (222nd) | £773 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,453 (180th) | £3,982 (199th) | £2,467 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £970 (joint 592nd with 1 other) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £177,073 (29th) | £145,716 (341st) | £148,847 (103rd) | £121,395 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,400 (451st). Rail £21,213 (1st). Air £264 (136th). Misc £997 (36th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,410 (476th). Rail £16,617 (1st). Misc £333 (91st).