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Jack Straw
Labour MP for Blackburn
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jack Straw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Deputy Prime Minister, Home Department, International Development, Justice, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Public Expenditure, Electoral Register, Constituencies: Boundary Commissions, Departmental Pay, Human Rights
(based on written questions asked by Jack Straw and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)
“Every single article bar one of the treaty, which I have read, refers to institutions of the European Union, including the Commission and the Court of Justice. Leaving aside its form, how can the Prime Minister possibly say that, in substance, the treaty is not equivalent to a European Union treaty? Given the provisions of article 12—it provides for non-euro contracting parties to...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (30 Jan 2012)
“Is the Secretary of State aware that some developers, including Peel Holdings, which has a small retail park in Whitebirk, between Accrington and Blackburn, appear to have aggregated a series of minor planning permissions gained over the years for minor modifications to existing planning permissions to claim that they are entitled to a lawful development certificate justifying a major change...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: EU Sanctions (Iran) (24 Jan 2012)
“I chair the all-party group on Iran with the hon. Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace). While I understand the decisions that have been made by the European Union, may I press the Foreign Secretary on what action he is taking to reinvigorate the E3 plus 3 formation, which was absolutely critical in getting the six Security Council resolutions to which he refers? My anxiety about...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 53.23% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 143 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 4267 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from News International Supply Co Ltd. Address: Cygnet Park, 200 Serpentine Way, Peterborough PE7 8FD:
Payment of £500 for article in The Times 30 July 2010. Hours: 4 hrs approx, plus unquantifiable thinking time. (Registered 18 October 2010)
8 November 2010, payment of £500 for article in The Times. Hours: 12 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 7 December 2010)
6 December 2010, payment of £300 for article in The Times, 13 November 2010. Hours: 2 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
7 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 10 February 2011. Hours: 4 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
28 March 2011, payment of £700 for book review for The Times, 12 November 2010. Hours: approx 12-15 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
28 March 2011, payment of £650 for book review for The Times, 26 February 2010. Hours: approx 10-12 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2011)
28 March 2011, payment of £500 for article in The Times, 5 March 2011. Hours: 4-5 hrs, plus indeterminate amount of time researching the article. (Registered 29 March 2011)
26 April 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 28 March 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
15 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 26 April 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
23 May 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Times, 4 May 2011. Hours: approx 4 hrs, plus an indeterminate time preparing and thinking about the article. (Registered 14 June 2011)
6 June 2011, payment of £500 for column in The Sun, 19 May 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
13 June 2011, payment of £500 for book review for The Times, May 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 14 June 2011)
4 July 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Sun on car insurance. ours: 3 hrs. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
11 July 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Times on Turkey. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
11 July 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Times on car insurance. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
1 August 2011, payment of £500 for article for The Times on press regulation Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
22 December 2011, received payment of £360 from the Daily Telegraph for article of 7 December 2011. Address: 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 4 January 2012)
19 October 2010, presentation on foreign policy for the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, Paris. Fee received £8,000, plus travel provided for me and my wife who accompanied me. Hours: 36 hrs (including travel). (Registered 7 December 2010)
21 October 2010, launching the Nexis Lexis Middle East Law project in Dubai. Fee paid £5,525, plus travel and accommodation provided. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 7 December 2010)
4 April 2011, payment of £500 for book review for Prospect Magazine, 2 Bloomsbury Place, London WC1A 2QA. Hours: approx 10-12 hrs. (Registered 4 April 2011)
15 April 2011, received fee of £2,000 for participating in a Government of Turkey conference on foreign policy in Istanbul on 24 March 2011. I was accompanied by my wife. Our travel to Ankara and Istanbul and accommodation and meals from 23-28 March 2011 were paid by the Government of Turkey; total cost £2,910. Time taken, including travel and preparation, three days. (Registered 3 May 2011)
15 April 2011, received fee of £6,000 for speaking at the ECOBuild Exhibition, London, on 3 March 2011. Address of payer: IBE Limited/Ecobuild, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 3 May 2011)
2 August 2011, received payment of £750 from The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU for book review of Alistair Campbell diaries. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
May 2011, received £7,000 for speaking to conference organised by Permira, a private equity firm, on 12 May 2011. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
2 November 2011, fee of £4,000 for speaking engagement on 28 September 2011 for Crashworth Ltd (of Glebe View, Wolvey Lodge Farm, Cloudesley Bush Road, Wolvey, Leics, LE10 3 HB), The Commonwealth Club, London WC2N. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
2 November 2011,fee of £4,500 in respect of speaking engagement on 12 October 2011for Inclusive Media Ltd (of 32-34 Broadwick St W1A 2HG) , publishers of Post Magazine at Victoria Plaza Hotel, London, SW1V 1EQ. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 16 November 2011)
Flights costing £4,480 and sundries of £76.36 received in respect of speaking engagements for International Stability Operations Association, 1634 I Street NW, Washington DC 2006, USA, "Annual Summit", the Ronald Reagan Centre, Washington DC, USA from 24 to 26 October 2011. Hours: 3 days. (Registered 17 November 2011)
7 December 2011, received fee of £9,000 in respect of speaking engagement for International Stability Operations (see above). (Registered 11 December 2011)
25 November 2011, received fee of £4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 10 November 2011 for Mobile Doctors Ltd (of 4 Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8HD) at the Abode Hotel, 107 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2DB. Hours: 12 hrs (Registered 30 November 2011)
25 November 2011, received fee of £4,000 in respect of speaking engagement on 1 November 2011 for a conference organised by ABP [AutoBodiesProfessional] Club Ltd (PO Box 8338, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, LE9 2WW) in Warwickshire. Hours: 7 hrs (Registered 30 November 2011)
7 December 2011, received fee of £5,750 in respect of speaking engagement on 9 November 2011 for MSL Capital (of 81 Whitfield St, London W1T 4HG) at 10 Gresham St, London EC2V 7JD. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 11 December 2011)
Consultant to ED & F MAN Holdings Ltd; commodity traders, advising the group and its senior executives on the international and national environment in which it operates and on other specific matters. Address: Cottons Centre, Hays Lane, London SE1 2QE (£55,001-£60,000) Payment received on a quarterly basis.
9 June 2011, received £7,500 consultancy fee for quarter 1 April to 30 June 2011. Hours: approx 30 hrs. (Registered 17 October 2011)
2 August 2011, received £7,500 consultancy fee for quarter 1 July to 30 September 2011. Hours: approx 60 hrs. (Registered 3 October 2011)
On 22 and 23 September 2011 I travelled to Kiev on behalf of E D & F MAN for meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine and others. Business class return fare: £1010; cars £200, hotel £400 approx. (Registered 17 October 2011)
30 December 2011, received £15,000 consultancy fee for quarter 1 October to 31 December 2011. Hours: 45 hrs. (Registered 4 January 2012)
25 November 2011, received from Forbes and Partners, Solicitors, six bottles of wine, approx value £75.00, in respect of a speech by me to a conference organised by Forbes in Manchester Town Hall on 4 November 2011. Address: Forbes and Partners, Solicitors, 4 Wellington Street, St John's, Blackburn BB1 8AF (Registered 30 November 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) Mr Teddy Forstmann, Forstmann Little & Co
(2) Mr Johan Eliasch
Address of donor:
(1)767 Fifth Avenue, New York NY10153, USA
(2)private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
(1)Business class flights London/NewYork, board and accommodation in Aspen and other travel in US for myself and my wife; estimated value £12,954.52
(2)Flights for myself and my wife Aspen/Manchester on a private plane; estimated value £3,545.48
Destination of visit: Aspen, Colorado, USA
Date of visit: 23-26 September 2010
Purpose of visit: attendance and participation in Fortmann Little Weekend Conference (an international conference) by self and wife
(Registered 30 September 2010)
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £6,275 (556th) | £8,039 (570th) | £15,925 (496th) | £17,717 | £17,780 (402nd) | £12,877 (522nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £11,420 (531st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £23,515 (76th) | £29,201 (13th) | £27,238 (58th) | £21,167 | £19,074 (220th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,480 (95th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,448 (377th) | £73,059 (596th) | £67,235 (606th) | £71,207 | £63,606 (570th) | £62,500 (553rd) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £37,692 (553rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,836 (371st) | £3,796 (510th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,895 (508th)1 | £3,624 (530th)2 | £4,457 (494th)3 | £3,568 | £5,573 (517th) | £4,454 (541st) | £5,094 (526th) | £2,723 (joint 578th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £363 (205th) | £1,740 (35th) | £1,394 (75th) | £897 | £566 (264th) | £734 (joint 204th with 1 other) | £1,469 (100th) | £1,266 (98th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,032 (116th) | £282 (270th) | 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 | £6,521 (86th) | £2,030 (21st) | £2,209 (82nd) | £2,261 | £1,954 (110th) | £1,544 (122nd) | £1,127 (276th) | £433 (577th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,275 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £2,944 (292nd) | £3,697 | £3,240 (joint 239th with 1 other) | £2,378 (343rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,321 (160th) | £1,118 (joint 220th with 5 others) | £0 | £1,998 (joint 75th with 1 other) | £1,998 (joint 68th with 1 other) | £1,998 (68th) | £1,998 (67th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £597 | £3,481 (50th) | £0 | £3,314 (45th) | £860 (43rd) |
| Total | £142,887 (407th) | £126,367 (566th) | £122,520 (532nd) | £121,111 | £118,890 (422nd) | £106,858 (549th) | £114,465 (292nd) | £81,099 (469th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,579 (255th). Air £316 (132nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,249 (273rd). Air £375 (127th).