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Mr Ivan Henderson
Former Labour MP for Harwich

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Mr Ivan Henderson voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
      • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
      • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
      • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes

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      Most recent appearances

      Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (6 Apr 2005)

      “May I tell my right hon. Friend that the district of Tendring in my constituency has been named as one of the safest districts to live in; that the local Tory district council makes that clear in the newspaper that it has just released; and that the figures put out by the chief superintendent in my area also say that crime is down? Who does my right hon. Friend think is right—those with...”

      Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)

      “On winter fuel payments, does my right hon. Friend recall, as I do, the years when we campaigned for the wind chill factor to be taken into account? Pensioners had to freeze in their homes for days on end just to get £10, which, in fact, they very rarely got. The Tories said that they would not put VAT on fuel, and then did so. Does he agree that pensioners will not trust the Tories to...”

      Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (17 Mar 2005)

      “Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Opposition have not said how much it will cost pensioners to take out insurance policies to pay for their NHS operations? That would be a huge burden, and pensioners who could not afford such policies would end up at the bottom of future waiting lists.”

      More of Mr Ivan Henderson's recent appearances

      Numerology

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      • Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
      • Has voted in 82.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
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      Expenses

      Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

      Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £205 £20,153 (298th) £20,117 (239th) £19,136 (356th) £11,509 (530th)
      London costs      £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs      £3,886 £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £18,151 (joint 313th with 1 other) £13,465 (400th)
      Staffing costs      £15,042 £70,002 (381st) £67,572 (354th) £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) £49,249 (207th)
      Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel      £120 £6,662 (475th) £6,599 (461st) £5,469 (505th) £4,368 (497th)
      Members' Staff Travel      £86 £400 (297th) £210 (364th) £230 (364th) £117 (395th)
      Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Centrally Purchased Stationery      £0 £2,220 (98th) £1,380 (146th) £1,240 (232nd) £1,574 (149th)
      Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £5,740 (112th) £3,164 (246th) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £2,010 (joint 52nd with 6 others) £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) £2,010 (joint 48th with 6 others) £2,010 (joint 47th with 6 others)
      Other Costs      £32,425 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Total      £51,764 £126,512 (265th) £119,851 (320th) £111,832 (359th) £82,292 (456th)