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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. — 299th 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 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, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Departmental Public Expenditure (8 Feb 2010)
“Campaigns are defined as activities undertaken by the Ministry of Justice and its executive agencies (Her Majesty's Courts Service, the National Offender Management Service, the Tribunals Service and the Office of the Public Guardian) to communicate departmental programmes and policies to the public. The nature of the Ministry of Justice's activities, principally administering the courts,...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Referendums: Costs (8 Feb 2010)
“Under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 the Electoral Commission is responsible for the conduct of referendums. The Government have not made a detailed estimate of the likely cost of holding a referendum. We have previously said that, as a guide, we expect the cost of running a UK-wide referendum to be similar to the cost of a general election. In 2005 the general...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Corruption: Public Service (5 Feb 2010)
“The following Departments and agencies are regular members of the Foreign Bribery Strategy Board: Attorney-General's Office, Association of Chief Police Officers, Cabinet Office, City of London Police, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for International Development, Export Credit Guarantee...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 138 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") 4120 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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)3 | £3,624 (530th)2 | £4,457 (494th)1 | £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 (406th) | £126,367 (566th) | £122,520 (532nd) | £121,111 | £118,890 (422nd) | £106,858 (549th) | £114,465 (292nd) | £81,099 (469th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,249 (273rd). Air £375 (127th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £3,579 (255th). Air £316 (132nd).