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Jacqui Smith MP
- Labour MP for Redditch
- Home Secretary (since 28 Jun 2007)
- Majority: 2,716 votes. — 521st out of 635 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jacqui Smith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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
This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)
“With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the classification of cannabis. In July 2007, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minster announced that we would seek the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, as we are obliged to do by statute, on the classification of cannabis. I am grateful to the council for its work, and I have placed a copy of its report in...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)
“I welcome the right hon. Gentleman's support for my statement. However, I must take issue with his suggestion that somehow or other, we have taken a lax approach to drugs in this country over the past 10 years: we have not. That is why drug use is falling; that is why we have doubled the number of people able to get drug treatment; and that is why, as a result, the acquisitive crime most...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)
“Unfortunately, that has not always been the case with everybody on the Conservative Benches. The right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) supported, in a Home Affairs Committee vote—on the record—the downgrading of the classification of cannabis from B to C. The right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis) talks about reckless decisions, but perhaps he would like...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 99 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jacqui Smith speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 497 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,596 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £18,295 (360th) | £16,560 (482nd) | £16,503 (118th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,281 (joint 104th) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,112 (538th) | £19,853 | £19,310 (128th) | £18,778 (joint 274th) | £18,157 (308th) | £13,874 (383rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,611 (271st) | £83,838 | £66,361 (512th) | £64,241 (499th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £46,540 (294th) |
| Members' Travel | £10,188 (208th)* | £9,935 | £9,700 (345th) | £7,659 (414th) | £9,857 (330th) | £9,228 (261st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £598 (199th) | £697 | £637 (249th) | £547 (joint 251st) | £458 (270th) | £450 (258th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,332 (20th) | £5,788 | £5,777 (16th) | £3,591 (19th) | £2,237 (56th) | £2,082 (joint 63rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £13,222 (19th) | £16,458 | £15,035 (18th) | £8,905 (31st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £510 (633rd) | £148 | £1,962 (joint 166th) | £1,962 (joint 161st) | £1,962 (joint 159th) | £1,962 (joint 152nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £152,683 (66th) | £158,313 | £141,302 (58th) | £125,552 (196th) | £112,492 (339th) | £91,866 (235th) |
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- Jacqui Smith's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Redditch (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
- TV/radio appearances (From BBC Programme Catalogue)
Nearby constituencies
- Mid Worcestershire (6 miles)
- Bromsgrove (7 miles)
- Birmingham, Northfield (11 miles)
- Birmingham, Selly Oak (11 miles)
- Birmingham, Hall Green (12 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Chief Whip (technically Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) (8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Minister of State (Schools and 14-19 Learners), Department for Education and Skills (17 Jun 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Minister of State (Schools), Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
- Minister of State (Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women), Department of Trade and Industry (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
- Minister of State, Department of Health (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
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