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Jim Fitzpatrick
Labour MP for Poplar & Canning Town
- Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 7,129 votes. — 314th 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 Jim Fitzpatrick voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (5 Nov 2009)
“The UK is working closely with its EU partners to achieve an international HFC emissions reduction arrangement as one of the outcomes of the Copenhagen climate conference next month. Such an arrangement would include the fluorinated greenhouse gases used in refrigeration units. Under this arrangement, the parties to the Montreal protocol would undertake the detailed negotiation of dates by...”
More of Jim Fitzpatrick's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 37 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") 350 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London Supplement | £2,812 (joint 1st) | £2,712 (joint 1st) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,984 (joint 566th) | £16,322 (529th) | £19,014 | £17,028 (411th) | £18,699 (joint 348th) | £9,842 (626th) | £15,945 (311th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,352 (257th) | £85,239 (287th) | £76,890 | £77,898 (64th) | £74,983 (36th) | £65,192 (294th) | £49,527 (200th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,360 (joint 443rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £550 (626th)* | £143 (634th)** | £1,201 | £1,216 (637th) | £1,136 (joint 631st) | £1,124 (634th) | £1,104 (626th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| 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 | £1,210 (joint 149th) | £1,134 (245th) | £946 | £803 (359th) | £712 (joint 400th) | £840 (412th) | £1,210 (259th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,741 (8th) | £3,822 (209th) | £3,490 | £2,153 (381st) | £3,754 (184th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,073 (joint 513th) | £935 (joint 507th) | £0 | £1,929 (joint 252nd) | £1,929 (joint 247th) | £1,929 (joint 241st) | £1,929 (joint 229th) |
| Other Costs | £4,471 (37th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,553 (590th) | £110,307 (606th) | £104,154 | £102,645 (600th) | £102,787 (580th) | £80,454 (645th) | £70,942 (590th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £550 (485th).