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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury, Solicitor-General, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Assisted Suicide, Child Support Agency, Cleaner Road Fuels, Antisocial Behaviour, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England

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Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Curfews (15 May 2008)

“Subject to passage of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission will not be able to apply to the court for a curfew order until it has made a liability order, and (where appropriate) attempted to recover payment of the monies owed by use of bailiffs, third party debt order or an interim charging order. This will ensure that this type of...”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Child Support Agency: Telephone Services (15 May 2008)

“The administration of the Child Support Agency is the matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. member with the information requested. Letter from Susan Park: In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive. As the Chief Executive is currently on annual leave, I am...”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Children: Maintenance (15 May 2008)

“The administration of the Child Support Agency is a matter for the chief executive. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested. Letter from Susan Park , dated 15 May 2008: In reply to your recent parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive. As the Chief Executive is currently on...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 15 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 89% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 30 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Plaskitt speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 197 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£22,099 (joint 208th)£20,809£20,899 (joint 201st)£20,174 (234th)£19,722 (joint 1st)£16,085 (162nd)
London Supplement£0£0£0£0£0£0
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,423 (joint 307th)£20,864£19,314 (joint 120th)£18,770 (282nd)£18,234 (joint 1st)£18,711 (210th)
Staffing Allowance£87,293 (155th)£83,217£70,336 (joint 324th)£67,400 (366th)£65,479 (256th)£47,264 (271st)
Members' Travel£4,521 (491st)*£4,054£6,699 (474th)£6,518 (463rd)£6,419 (joint 469th)£5,042 (466th)
Members' Staff Travel£119 (368th)£116£0£0£0£21 (455th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£2,804 (51st)£1,537£3,556 (35th)£1,859 (85th)£1,228 (joint 239th)£1,949 (78th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£7,218 (75th)£5,165£12,621 (27th)£5,748 (87th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,180 (132nd)£343£2,109 (joint 5th)£2,109 (joint 1st)£2,109 (joint 1st)£2,109 (joint 1st)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£145,657 (163rd)£136,105£135,534 (107th)£122,578 (250th)£113,191 (324th)£91,181 (259th)

* Car £4,521 (194th).