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Jeremy Corbyn
Labour MP for Islington North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Corbyn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Transport, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Western Sahara, British Indian Ocean Territory, London Metropolitan University, Colombia
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Corbyn and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Directly Operated Railways (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what other wholly owned subsidiaries have been established by Directly Operated Railways in addition to GW Railway Ltd.”
- Backbench Business — Iraq War (10th Anniversary) (13 Jun 2013)
“I could do no better than echo the words of the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) about Iain Banks. He was a great writer and a great supporter of the Stop the War coalition, of which I am the current chair, and he gave enormous political, practical and financial support to the anti-war movement. We thank him for that, and for all the other great things he achieved...”
- Backbench Business — Iraq War (10th Anniversary) (13 Jun 2013)
“I will give way to my friend, if I may call her that, the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). I congratulate her on her absolutely excellent speech and on securing the debate. As a fellow officer of the Stop the War coalition, I can hardly not give way to her.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 84 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 221 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.59% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 1718 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lectures for National School of Government, Sunningdale Park, Ascot, SL5 0QE. (Up to £5,000
Received £150 for lecture on 27 January 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 12 July 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 1 September 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 8 November 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 15 November 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 29 November 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 28 February 28 2012. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on 28 March 2012. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Lectures for Westminster Explained, 4 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7DL:
Received £150 for lecture on 3 March 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture on September 2011. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
Received £150 for lecture arranged by Paul Grant, [private address] to foreign office students on 19 June 2012. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 June 2012)
10 January 2013, received £150 for Working with Parliament lecture arranged by Paul Grant, [private address] on 8 January 2013. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 March 2013)
23 January 2013, received £150 for Working with Parliament lecture arranged by Paul Grant, [private address] on 22 January 2013. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 March 2013)
13 February 2013, received £150 for Working with Parliament lecture arranged by Paul Grant, [private address] on 12 February 2013. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 March 2013)
6 March 2013, received £150 for Working with Parliament lecture arranged by Paul Grant, [private address] on 5 March 2013. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 15 March 2013)
Payment of £500 from Tarmak Films Ltd, 585A Fulham Road, London SW6 5UA, for film interview on 4 April 2013. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 29 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Council for European Palestinian Relations
Address of donor: 8 Duncannon St., Golden Cross House, London WC2N 4JF
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,200
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 13-16 April 2012
Purpose of visit: to attend a conference entitled ‘Palestinian refugees in the Arab World ‘
(Registered 25 June 2012)
Name of donor: Interpal
Address of donor: PO Box 53389, London NW10 6WT
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights, accommodation etc for myself, my researcher and my wife at a total cost of £2,821.50
Destination of visit: Gaza, Palestine
Date of visit: 15 to 21 February 2013
Purpose of visit: to witness and report back on the humanitarian crisis the Gazans are experiencing. (Registered 13 March 2013)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £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 | £13,784 (479th) | £17,873 (352nd) | £15,932 (544th) | £16,825 | £14,281 (519th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,447 (284th) |
| Staffing costs | £105,551 (45th) | £93,971 (81st) | £91,749 (45th) | £89,075 | £82,356 (30th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £71,926 (joint 49th with 1 other) | £52,295 (117th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,193 (498th) | £6,147 (408th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £934 (617th)1 | £1,826 (591st)2 | £864 (620th)3 | £1,248 | £1,777 (624th) | £146 (648th) | £3,342 (581st) | £1,372 (617th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £5,431 (152nd) | £1,189 (joint 156th with 2 others) | £2,473 (62nd) | £1,068 | £1,839 (126th) | £1,278 (161st) | £2,210 (59th) | £2,442 (40th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,356 (119th) | £6,066 (103rd) | £3,386 | £6,225 (97th) | £4,354 (144th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,136 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £925 (546th) | £0 | £1,793 (463rd) | £1,793 (455th) | £1,793 (434th) | £1,793 (joint 381st with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £7,713 (17th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,809 (521st) | £129,310 (539th) | £128,434 (477th) | £114,215 | £109,889 (548th) | £102,929 (578th) | £99,032 (555th) | £75,576 (538th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £27 (572nd). Rail £242 (539th). Misc £387 (92nd). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £409 (502nd). Misc £427 (74th). Other: Mileage £145 (41st). Rail £102 (114th). Air £127 (42nd). European £616 (90th).