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Jane Kennedy MP
- Labour MP for Liverpool, Wavertree
- Minister of State (Farming and the Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 14 Oct 2008)
- Majority: 5,173 votes. — 374th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jane Kennedy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 very 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 for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Northern Ireland
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Liverpool City Council, Southern Lebanon, Community Policing: Liverpool, Four Wheeled-drive Cars, Community Care
(based on written questions asked by Jane Kennedy and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Loans (19 Nov 2008)
“holding answer 18 November 2008 DEFRA has not received any recent formal representations about banks lending to farmers. The issue has, on occasion, been informally raised by farming representatives at meetings, but I am not aware of any current concerns and my officials will remain in touch with the sector should any problems arise.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (19 Nov 2008)
“The Rural Payments Agency is the accredited paying agency for the common agricultural policy within England and, as such, does not hold equivalent information for single payment scheme (SPS) claimants in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The latest information available for English SPS claimants in 2007 shows that there were 7,475 claims with a value less than €250.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies (19 Nov 2008)
“The Rural Payments Agency is the accredited paying agency for the common agricultural policy within England and, as such, does not hold information for single payment scheme (SPS) claimants in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The following table shows the payments, made by value groups, in England in 2005, 2006 and 2007. 2005 2006 2007 Value group Number £ Number...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 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.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jane Kennedy speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 426 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 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 | £18,880 (426th) | £21,634 | £17,674 (408th) | £13,016 (519th) | £17,200 (460th) | £16,800 (101st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £22,977 (157th) | £16,730 | £19,008 (joint 237th) | £12,249 (613th) | £17,879 (392nd) | £15,810 (322nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,367 (357th) | £87,079 | £66,041 (523rd) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £60,683 (507th) | £49,618 (196th) |
| Members' Travel | £9,221 (258th)* | £9,397 | £7,980 (joint 421st) | £2,979 (590th) | £2,415 (608th) | £1,173 (624th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £837 | £1,642 (104th) | £115 (413th) | £0 | £240 (332nd) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £474 (540th) | £511 | £395 (555th) | £421 (555th) | £696 (472nd) | £423 (580th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £747 (605th) | £1,040 | £280 (joint 637th) | £1,172 (532nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,168 (joint 147th) | £0 | £1,908 (joint 282nd) | £1,908 (joint 278th) | £1,908 (joint 275th) | £1,908 (joint 258th) |
| Other Costs | £604 (70th) | £0 | £4,804 (40th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,438 (331st) | £137,228 | £121,350 (371st) | £97,707 (608th) | £102,308 (520th) | £87,199 (361st) |
* Car £866 (541st). 3rd party £8 (59th). Rail £7,445 (81st). Air £884 (120th). Other £18 (65th).
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- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Liverpool, Wavertree (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Liverpool, West Derby (3 miles)
- Liverpool, Walton (3 miles)
- Liverpool, Garston (3 miles)
- Knowsley South (4 miles)
- Birkenhead (5 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (6 Oct 2008 to 14 Oct 2008)
- Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
- Minister of State (Quality and Patient Safety), Department of Health (9 Jan 2006 to 8 May 2006)
- Minister of State, Department of Health (11 May 2005 to 9 Jan 2006)
- Minister of State (Work), Department for Work and Pensions (1 Apr 2004 to 11 May 2005)
- Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (11 Jun 2001 to 1 Apr 2004)
- Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (11 Oct 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
- Government Whip (technically a Lords Commissioner, HM Treasury) (28 Jul 1998 to 11 Oct 1999)
- Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (6 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)
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