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Jane Kennedy
Labour MP for Liverpool, Wavertree
- Also represented Liverpool Broadgreen
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 5,173 votes. — 382nd 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 Jane Kennedy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 very 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 a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Environmental Audit Committee (since 13 Jan 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Farmers (Suicides) (29 Oct 2009) has video
“What representations he has received on the number of suicides amongst farmers whose cattle herds are subject to bovine tuberculosis movement and testing restrictions; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Farmers (Suicides) (29 Oct 2009) has video
“I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. Will he consider the recommendations in the detail of the report, alongside the good work that the Department is doing on cattle movements and testing regimes? In particular, will he look at the impact on farmers whose herds are subject to testing every 60 days? That happens in some cases, and it is a devastating regime for the farm and...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions (29 Oct 2009) has video
“May I ask my hon. Friend the Minister to reinforce what he said in the earlier part of Question Time by gently saying to Lord Stern that, during British sausage week, we celebrate a varied diet and the value that it brings; that it should be a question of "all things in moderation"; and that if it is being suggested that vegetarianism will save the world, I am not sure that it is a world in...”
More of Jane Kennedy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- 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 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations 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.
- 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jane Kennedy speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 565 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £18,880 (426th) | £21,634 | £17,674 (408th) | £13,016 (519th) | £17,200 (460th) | £16,800 (101st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,253 (228th) | £22,977 (157th) | £16,730 | £19,008 (joint 237th) | £12,249 (613th) | £17,879 (392nd) | £15,810 (322nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,947 (104th) | £83,367 (357th) | £87,079 | £66,041 (523rd) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £60,683 (507th) | £49,618 (196th) |
| Communications Allowance | £405 (592nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,724 (199th)* | £9,221 (258th)** | £9,397 | £7,980 (joint 421st) | £2,979 (590th) | £2,415 (608th) | £1,173 (624th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £329 (264th) | £0 | £837 | £1,642 (104th) | £115 (413th) | £0 | £240 (332nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £537 (466th) | £474 (540th) | £511 | £395 (555th) | £421 (555th) | £696 (472nd) | £423 (580th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £765 (594th) | £747 (605th) | £1,040 | £280 (joint 637th) | £1,172 (532nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,371 (joint 92nd) | £1,168 (joint 147th) | £0 | £1,908 (joint 282nd) | £1,908 (joint 278th) | £1,908 (joint 275th) | £1,908 (joint 258th) |
| Other Costs | £1,563 (67th) | £604 (70th) | £0 | £4,804 (40th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,977 (236th) | £137,438 (331st) | £137,228 | £121,350 (371st) | £97,707 (608th) | £102,308 (520th) | £87,199 (361st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £10,374 (44th). Misc £350 (86th).
** Car £866 (541st). 3rd party £8 (59th). Rail £7,445 (81st). Air £884 (120th). Other £18 (65th).
