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Helen Southworth
Labour MP for Warrington South
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next 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 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
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
- 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...”
- Children's Homes (Planning Applications) (1 Feb 2010) has video
“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate and recognise her contribution to the Government's support for children who either go missing or run away from care or from home. Would planning approval for a change of use provide police forces with the information that they need on the number and location of children's homes in their area? A senior police officer told me last...”
More of Helen Southworth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — 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.
- 108 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Helen Southworth speaks.
- 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
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 (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)3 | £10,062 (joint 219th with 1 other)2 | £8,307 (298th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,460 (466th). Rail £8,235 (81st). Air £367 (129th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £9,085 (57th).
1 Car £3,914 (250th). Rail £4,243 (217th). Air £150 (223rd).