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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.

    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

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    More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

    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)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

    “My right hon. Friend has basically agreed with what I said earlier, which is that it is more to do with perceptions. There are far more deeply rooted factors than simply wealth inequality. It is about how people perceive themselves and their role in society. That can have just as big an effect as material wealth in itself.”

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

    “May I say how welcome are the significant changes the Government have made since the Acheson report and the real improvements in policy? However, does the Minister share my regret that the previous Government's burial of the Black report and of the subsequent report by Margaret Whitehead in 1985 puts us at least 20 years behind the improvements that could have been made had we taken the...”

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

    “Is the hon. Gentleman aware that one of the main reasons why we do not have uniform food labelling, which I am in favour of, is that many manufacturers and large supermarkets will not agree on a system that they can put up with? How does he think we could compel them to sort that out?”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 47 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 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.
    • 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Howard Stoate speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 189 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)
    £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)
    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: 11 Nov 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

    ** Car £2,272 (390th). Rail £1,757 (358th).