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Howard Stoate
Labour MP for Dartford
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 706 votes. — 610th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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 moderately 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
- Hardly ever 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, Education and Skills
- 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)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House: Swine Flu Update (2 Jul 2009)
“May I join my right hon. Friend in recognising the almost unique ability of British primary care to deal with such an outbreak, and thank him for his kind words on all the hard work that staff do? Of course, that includes GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists and any other support staff. There is a problem, however, as primary care could become overwhelmed if the pandemic takes off as predicted....”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Prices (25 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to encourage energy suppliers to simplify (a) tariffs and (b) bill format for domestic customers.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls (16 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many residents of (a) Dartford and (b) Thurrock have submitted successful applications to the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing Local Resident Scheme to date.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 61 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 188 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £17,883 (440th) | £9,374 (565th) | £10,314 | £18,265 (390th) | £13,340 (510th) | £17,153 (462nd) | £15,827 (208th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,221 (383rd) | £19,877 (378th) | £23,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,891 (390th) | £14,830 (353rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £93,371 (92nd) | £87,837 (128th) | £81,075 | £70,236 (joint 359th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £63,699 (364th) | £47,567 (260th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,252 (67th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,928 (517th)* | £4,029 (518th)** | £2,382 | £3,341 (583rd) | £4,170 (552nd) | £3,843 (566th) | £3,127 (559th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,556 (83rd) | £1,556 (150th) | £2,234 | £2,005 (joint 107th) | £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) | £1,065 (joint 305th) | £0 | £2,002 (joint 65th) | £2,002 (joint 58th) | £2,002 (joint 58th) | £2,002 (joint 57th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £4,879 (25th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,660 (242nd) | £133,062 (416th) | £125,710 | £120,137 (397th) | £115,173 (joint 413th) | £108,581 (425th) | £84,778 (412th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,253 (369th). Rail £1,136 (417th). Misc £256 (107th). Other: Rail £283 (65th).