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Helen Southworth
Labour MP for Warrington South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 3,515 votes. — 514th 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 Southworth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on 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 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 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Education and Skills, Children, Schools and Families, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Runaway Children, Missing Persons, Missing Children, Children: Protection, Missing Persons: Databases
(based on written questions asked by Helen Southworth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Food Labelling (Nutrition and Health) (4 Nov 2009) has video
“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require simple, uniform nutritional labelling on the front of packaged foods; and for connected purposes. A very broad coalition of support for action is forming, following the extensive research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency and published earlier this year, which found that consumers were confused by the various different...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Copenhagen Summit (21 Oct 2009) has video
“What steps the Government are taking to ensure equitable treatment of developing countries in negotiations which are taking place before the Copenhagen climate change summit.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Copenhagen Summit (21 Oct 2009) has video
“The world's poorest countries are already being hurt by the leading edge of climate change, and people are calling out for help. Will my right hon. Friend be absolutely resolute in making sure that their voice is heard at Copenhagen and we get urgent action on their behalf?”
More of Helen Southworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 66 times in debates — well below 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 | £17,643 (joint 447th) | £21,839 (278th) | £20,319 | £19,527 (329th) | £16,897 (415th) | £17,960 (436th) | £15,359 (314th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,630 (362nd) | £20,871 (248th) | £19,648 | £18,268 (338th) | £18,787 (joint 255th) | £18,232 (joint 193rd) | £30,479 (29th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,361 (403rd) | £77,123 (518th) | £74,993 | £68,942 (416th) | £69,719 (197th) | £69,201 (108th) | £31,539 (619th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,279 (joint 447th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,062 (joint 219th)* | £8,307 (298th)** | £7,083 | £8,930 (377th) | £7,104 (438th) | £8,520 (395th) | £9,359 (253rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £161 (joint 340th) | £380 (252nd) | £598 | £2,355 (52nd) | £1,087 (joint 146th) | £440 (276th) | £1,173 (116th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £483 (500th) | £785 (373rd) | £436 | £496 (joint 505th) | £126 (638th) | £83 (joint 649th) | £298 (joint 615th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,787 (418th) | £2,528 (337th) | £1,755 | £2,147 (382nd) | £427 (joint 628th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £293 (642nd) | £594 (631st) | £1,149 | £1,597 (543rd) | £1,597 (530th) | £1,232 (604th) | £448 (610th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,699 (423rd) | £132,427 (426th) | £125,981 | £122,262 (355th) | £115,744 (396th) | £115,668 (264th) | £88,655 (330th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,460 (466th). Rail £8,235 (81st). Air £367 (129th).
** Car £3,914 (250th). Rail £4,243 (217th). Air £150 (223rd).