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Jack Straw
Labour MP for Blackburn
- Lord Chancellor, Ministry of Justice (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Majority: 8,009 votes. — 297th 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 Jack Straw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for 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, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Magistrates Courts: Closures (5 Nov 2009)
“The following table provides details of the magistrates court closures (broken down into HMCS Criminal Justice Areas) which have taken place since 1997. Officials estimate that 240 magistrates courts were closed from 1979-97 and 124 from 1997 to date. Magistrates courts closed since 1997 and their HMCS criminal justice area Courthouse closed Criminal justice area 1997...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Magistrates Courts: Closures (5 Nov 2009)
“Up until 1 April 2005, magistrates courts were the responsibility of locally managed magistrates courts committees who were statutorily independent. My Department does not hold information on the number of magistrates courts prior to 2005, as they were not required by statute to inform the Department of closures that were not subject to an appeal under section 56(3) of the Justices of the...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Offenders: Electronic Tagging (5 Nov 2009)
“Information is collected on the number of electronic tagging orders made rather than the number of offenders tagged. The following table details the number of orders made since the electronic monitoring service began in 1999. Financial year Number of orders 1998-99 3,452 1999-2000 19,012 2000-01 19,947 2001-02 21,488 2002-03 35,186 2003-04 41,811 2004-05...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 136 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") 4070 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £8,039 (570th) | £15,925 (496th) | £17,717 | £17,780 (402nd) | £12,877 (522nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £11,420 (531st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £29,201 (13th) | £27,238 (58th) | £21,167 | £19,074 (220th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £23,480 (95th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £73,059 (596th) | £67,235 (606th) | £71,207 | £63,606 (570th) | £62,500 (553rd) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £37,692 (553rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,796 (510th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,624 (530th)* | £4,457 (494th)** | £3,568 | £5,573 (517th) | £4,454 (541st) | £5,094 (526th) | £2,723 (joint 578th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,740 (35th) | £1,394 (75th) | £897 | £566 (264th) | £734 (joint 204th) | £1,469 (100th) | £1,266 (98th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £282 (270th) | 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 | £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) | £2,944 (292nd) | £3,697 | £3,240 (joint 239th) | £2,378 (343rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,321 (160th) | £1,118 (joint 220th) | £0 | £1,998 (joint 75th) | £1,998 (joint 68th) | £1,998 (68th) | £1,998 (67th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £597 | £3,481 (50th) | £0 | £3,314 (45th) | £860 (43rd) |
| Total | £126,367 (566th) | £122,520 (532nd) | £121,111 | £118,890 (422nd) | £106,858 (549th) | £114,465 (292nd) | £81,099 (469th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,249 (273rd). Air £375 (127th).