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Hilary Benn
Labour MP for Leeds Central
- Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 10 June 1999 — Byelection
- Majority: 11,866 votes. — 40th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hilary Benn 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 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (29 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bovine Tuberculosis (4 Feb 2010) has video
“The total amount the Department has spent on measures to control bovine tuberculosis in each of the last three years is £69.6 million in 2006-07, £65.3 million in 2007-08 and £84.2 million in 2008-09.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bovine Tuberculosis (4 Feb 2010) has video
“The right hon. Gentleman will know about the badger culling trials that were carried out-originally the Krebs trials-and the report of the independent scientific group. As I recall, 11,000 badgers were culled and hon. Members are well aware of the ISG's conclusion. I agree with the right hon. Gentleman that we have to find the most effective means of dealing with the terrible disease, which...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bovine Tuberculosis (4 Feb 2010) has video
“We take a very close interest in what is happening in all countries that have been dealing with that problem, but each has its own circumstances. As I indicated in my answer to the right hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) a moment ago, we tried badger culling, but the ISG's recommendation was that it could not meaningfully contribute to the control of the disease. We keep a very...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 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 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 31 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 841 times in debates — well 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 | £10,446 (501st) | £11,631 (539th) | £11,007 (553rd) | £9,452 | £10,023 (566th) | £9,225 (573rd) | £18,218 (415th) | £15,291 (324th) |
| 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) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £15,877 (397th) | £10,661 (576th) | £19,181 (424th) | £18,960 | £19,197 (191st) | £18,411 (418th) | £14,319 (566th) | £19,897 (167th) |
| Staffing costs | £68,755 (615th) | £64,164 (626th) | £61,711 (629th) | £62,278 | £64,326 (558th) | £57,915 (612th) | £52,721 (607th) | £38,117 (549th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,155 (55th) | £2,839 (534th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,421 (153rd)3 | £10,050 (222nd)2 | £10,459 (201st)1 | £7,675 | £7,474 (445th) | £8,760 (372nd) | £9,555 (342nd) | £7,419 (351st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £218 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £0 | £195 (380th) | £194 (362nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £83 (309th) | £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 | £4,654 (209th) | £907 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £657 (joint 437th with 1 other) | £459 | £540 (481st) | £1,280 (160th) | £861 (joint 398th with 2 others) | £899 (374th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,218 (341st) | £1,774 (446th) | £1,397 | £2,823 (290th) | £3,883 (174th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,407 (67th) | £1,198 (120th) | £322 | £2,053 (21st) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) | £2,053 (17th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £124,391 (573rd) | £103,877 (630th) | £105,987 (615th) | £100,543 | £108,272 (566th) | £103,101 (576th) | £99,449 (550th) | £85,000 (406th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £10,050 (48th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £11,421 (27th).