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Jeremy Corbyn
Labour MP for Islington North

    • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Jeremy Corbyn voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. 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 replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. 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 very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes

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    More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Home Department, Health, Transport

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Western Sahara, Asylum Seekers, Colombia, Housing

    (based on written questions asked by Jeremy Corbyn and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: European Court of Human Rights (7 Feb 2012)

    “In his reforms to the European Court of Human Rights, will the Attorney-General ensure that we do not end up by default making it much more difficult for people bringing human rights abuse cases from, say, Russia, Hungary or other places where there are serious abuses of human rights, by pushing them back to the national jurisdiction? The influence of the Court can be a force for good and...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Syria (6 Feb 2012)

    “The killings, murders and disorder in Syria are obviously dreadful and must be condemned. Notwithstanding the Foreign Secretary’s understandable anger with Russia at present, does he not think that it would be appropriate to have further negotiations with the Russian Foreign Minister and the Government of Iran, who are a near neighbour and in whose interests it cannot be for further...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (6 Feb 2012)

    “The Home Office has undertaken a study into the use of khat, and into whether to make it illegal or to retain its current status. Will the Secretary of State say what progress has been made on the consultations within the community, and if and when there are to be any proposals from her Department?”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 114 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 180 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 71.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 23 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") 1634 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)
    Interviews for Press TV, imaFilm Ltd, Level 7, Westgate House, Westgate Road, London W5 1YY. (Up to £5,000)
    Media work for Al Jazeera. (Up to £5,000)

    Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (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)
    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).

    3 Rail £134 (542nd). Air £509 (151st). Other £221 (46th).