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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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- 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 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
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
- [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
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
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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).