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Hilary Armstrong
Labour MP for North West Durham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 13,443 votes. — 84th 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 Hilary Armstrong 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 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 very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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: Home Department, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Arts: Government Assistance, Missing Persons: Durham, Work Permits: Africa, UN Women's Agency, Personal Income
(based on written questions asked by Hilary Armstrong and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Family Proceedings (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the likely effects on children of the changes to the rules on reporting sensitive personal information in family courts under the proposals in the Children, Schools and Families Bill.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Children, Schools and Families Bill (11 Jan 2010) has video
“I trust that I shall take a fair deal less than the 15 minutes allocated to me, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I found the exchanges between the two Front Benchers fascinating, and I am sorry that I shall not follow them in talking mainly about schools. I wish to discuss some of the Bill's specific aspects, much of which I welcome, for example, the statutory basis on which the Government propose to put...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Children, Schools and Families Bill (11 Jan 2010) has video
“I support that, as my hon. Friend knows, and I have suggested those ideas to the Department over a number of years. An embryo organisation exists for that task, but I do not think that it yet has the power or authority effectively to implement such a process throughout local government. I would like to see that happen. My second point concerns partnerships with schools. I want to see more...”
More of Hilary Armstrong's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 493 times in debates — above 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 | £8,970 (527th) | £11,712 (535th) | £14,742 (509th) | £11,274 | £12,708 (534th) | £13,188 (516th) | £13,936 (543rd) | £15,205 (333rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £13,225 (493rd) | £18,621 (314th) | £18,679 (445th) | £15,301 | £18,877 (259th) | £18,570 (393rd) | £15,204 (542nd) | £16,196 (298th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,533 (457th) | £75,592 (577th) | £68,713 (600th) | £66,559 | £62,810 (580th) | £60,253 (592nd) | £53,376 (599th) | £45,735 (331st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,818 (103rd) | £7,583 (352nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,470 (97th)3 | £16,269 (54th)2 | £11,795 (143rd)1 | £12,273 | £14,360 (161st) | £11,126 (286th) | £13,521 (185th) | £5,360 (448th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £424 (180th) | £142 (355th) | £224 (317th) | £724 | £856 (205th) | £1,016 (161st) | £254 (357th) | £944 (143rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,139 (19th) | £3,703 (18th) | 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 | £6,966 (40th) | £719 (353rd) | £930 (303rd) | £732 | £523 (joint 491st with 1 other) | £1,761 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £831 (414th) | £1,265 (237th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,418 (487th) | £3,645 (223rd) | £3,928 | £1,658 (joint 466th with 2 others) | £3,420 (211th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,275 (joint 220th with 2 others) | £1,071 (joint 298th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,861 (385th) | £1,861 (379th) | £1,861 (369th) | £1,861 (344th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £602 (80th) | £941 (62nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,324 (13th) |
| Total | £147,544 (355th) | £137,636 (439th) | £120,740 (549th) | £110,791 | £115,271 (485th) | £112,769 (467th) | £100,510 (537th) | £92,117 (232nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,195 (376th). Rail £12,251 (15th). Air £1,247 (95th). Misc £298 (100th). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,218 (352nd). Rail £10,722 (41st). Air £450 (121st). Misc £80 (172nd).
1 Car £1,785 (441st). Rail £7,866 (70th). Air £2,144 (97th).