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Helen Southworth
Former Labour MP for Warrington South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 3,515 votes. — 514th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Helen Southworth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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 their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (24 Mar 2010) has video
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The taskforce on missing people has presented its recommendations. Will my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister ensure that they are acted on to protect children at risk?”
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“Will my hon. Friend give particular consideration to the point that I made earlier? It is so important that local authorities and police forces work together to protect vulnerable children. An aspect of that, considering the police of the 24/7 authority, to which missing children are reported, is that they know where children's homes are located in their area and can build up a relationship...”
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I should also like to mention comments that have been made in the past few weeks on national indicator 71, in which my hon. Friend's Department has a key interest, on support for runaway and missing children. It has been in place since April last year, and the evidence I am getting from local authorities, police forces and charities working with vulnerable children is that it is driving...”
More of Helen Southworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.00% of votes in this 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.
- 78 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £15,562 (418th) | £17,643 (joint 447th with 1 other) | £21,839 (278th) | £20,319 | £19,527 (329th) | £16,897 (415th) | £17,960 (436th) | £15,359 (314th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,452 (291st) | £17,630 (362nd) | £20,871 (248th) | £19,648 | £18,268 (338th) | £18,787 (joint 255th with 2 others) | £18,232 (joint 193rd with 2 others) | £30,479 (29th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,847 (244th) | £85,361 (403rd) | £77,123 (518th) | £74,993 | £68,942 (416th) | £69,719 (197th) | £69,201 (108th) | £31,539 (619th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,039 (404th) | £5,279 (joint 447th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,085 (243rd)1 | £10,062 (joint 219th with 1 other)2 | £8,307 (298th)3 | £7,083 | £8,930 (377th) | £7,104 (438th) | £8,520 (395th) | £9,359 (253rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £761 (100th) | £161 (joint 340th with 1 other) | £380 (252nd) | £598 | £2,355 (52nd) | £1,087 (joint 146th with 1 other) | £440 (276th) | £1,173 (116th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,877 (396th) | £483 (500th) | £785 (373rd) | £436 | £496 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £126 (638th) | £83 (joint 649th with 1 other) | £298 (joint 615th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,787 (418th) | £2,528 (337th) | £1,755 | £2,147 (382nd) | £427 (joint 628th with 1 other) | 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 | £0 |
| Total | £151,624 (311th) | £138,699 (423rd) | £132,427 (426th) | £125,981 | £122,262 (355th) | £115,744 (396th) | £115,668 (264th) | £88,655 (330th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £9,085 (57th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,460 (466th). Rail £8,235 (81st). Air £367 (129th).
3 Car £3,914 (250th). Rail £4,243 (217th). Air £150 (223rd).