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Helen Goodman
Labour MP for Bishop Auckland
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 10,047 votes. — 165th 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 Helen Goodman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rural Support, Departmental Finance, Benefits, Children's Play, Arms Exports
(based on written questions asked by Helen Goodman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Commons Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Payments (8 Feb 2010)
“holding answer 29 January 2010 The full information is not available in the format requested. The latest information that is available is in the following table. Aside from the Post Office card account, the Department's systems do not differentiate between the type of external accounts that customers choose to use to receive payment of their benefit or pension. Number As at August...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Cold Weather Payments (5 Feb 2010)
“holding answer 2 February 2010 Cold weather payment information is only available by weather station, not by constituency or county. The number of cold weather payments authorised in December 2009 for Great Britain is estimated to be 4.0 million. Information on cold weather payments in Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Notes...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Housing and Council Tax Benefit (5 Feb 2010)
“holding answers 28 January 2010 The available information has been placed in the Library.”
More of Helen Goodman's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 91% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Helen Goodman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 155 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,000 (joint 50th with 2 others) | £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 (503rd) | £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)3 | £18,360 (26th)2 | £11,809 (142nd)1 | £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 (30th) | £145,716 (341st) | £148,847 (103rd) | £121,395 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,410 (476th). Rail £16,617 (1st). Misc £333 (91st).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,400 (451st). Rail £21,213 (1st). Air £264 (136th). Misc £997 (36th).