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Howard Stoate
Labour MP for Dartford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 706 votes. — 610th 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 Howard Stoate voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 a mixture of for and against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 2 Jul 2008)
- Member, Health Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): South East, Alzheimer's Disease, Housing, Equality Act, Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards
(based on written questions asked by Howard Stoate and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Buildings: Ebbsfleet (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what consideration he has given to the potential for the relocation of a Government office or executive agency to Ebbsfleet in the Kent Thameside growth area.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Kent (29 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what financial penalties apply in respect of each franchised train operating company serving Kent when scheduled trains (a) are cancelled and (b) arrive late.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Dartford Railway Station (28 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what funding his Department expects to provide in respect of the refurbishment of Dartford rail station.”
More of Howard Stoate'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 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 191 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
General medical practitioner.
Occasional income from 'Westminster Experience' training health professionals. (Up to £5,000)
Albion Surgery, 6 Pincott Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7LP. Receive estimated value of one twelfth of my net annual practice profit share providing general medical services.
£3,500 received on 2 July 2009. Hours: 68hrs. (Registered 10 July 2009)
£3,500 received on 4 August 2009. Hours: 65hrs. (Registered 10 August 2009)
£3,500 received on 4 September 2009. Hours: 44hrs. (Registered 14 September 2009)
£3,500 received on 4 October 2009. Hours: 60hrs. (Registered 9 October 2009)
£3500 received on 5 November 2009. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 5 November 2009)
£3500 received on 5 December 2009. Hours: 64 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2009)
£450 received on 15 October 2009 from Cumberlege Connections Ltd, Snells Cottage, The Green, Newick, East Sussex BN8 4LA, for training NHS Chief Executives in how to engage effectively with Parliament. Hours: 4 hours. (Registered 28 October 2009)
£200 received on 1 December 2009 from the Royal College of General Practitioners, for a keynote speech to the annual general meeting of the South London faculty. Address: 14 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PU. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2009)
6. Overseas visits
10-17 February 2008, to India, to Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi, to meet industrialists, academics, representatives of business organisations and to visit a DFiD funded project. Travel and subsistence provided by the Government of India. (Registered 11 July 2008)
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 | £11,255 (488th) | £17,883 (440th) | £9,374 (565th) | £10,314 | £18,265 (390th) | £13,340 (510th) | £17,153 (462nd) | £15,827 (208th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,001 (312th) | £17,221 (383rd) | £19,877 (378th) | £23,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,891 (390th) | £14,830 (353rd) |
| Staffing costs | £103,964 (67th) | £93,371 (92nd) | £87,837 (128th) | £81,075 | £70,236 (joint 359th with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £63,699 (364th) | £47,567 (260th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,372 (185th) | £11,252 (67th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,626 (joint 519th with 1 other)3 | £3,928 (517th)2 | £4,029 (518th)1 | £2,382 | £3,341 (583rd) | £4,170 (552nd) | £3,843 (566th) | £3,127 (559th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £10 (joint 341st with 1 other) | £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 | £2,434 (452nd) | £1,556 (83rd) | £1,556 (150th) | £2,234 | £2,005 (joint 107th with 1 other) | £3,273 (21st) | £3,993 (11th) | £1,425 (191st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,273 (37th) | £4,445 (167th) | £6,705 | £4,963 (140th) | £5,566 (94th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,176 (joint 366th with 3 others) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £0 | £2,002 (joint 65th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 58th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 58th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 57th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £4,879 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £149,662 (331st) | £151,660 (242nd) | £133,062 (416th) | £125,710 | £120,137 (397th) | £115,173 (joint 413th with 1 other) | £108,581 (425th) | £84,778 (412th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,253 (369th). Rail £1,136 (417th). Misc £256 (107th). Other: Rail £283 (65th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,333 (334th). Rail £1,061 (450th). Misc £232 (120th).