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Jim Fitzpatrick
Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse
- Also represented Poplar and Canning Town
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — 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 Jim Fitzpatrick voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted 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
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Energy and Climate Change, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Rescue Services, Roads: Safety, Dangerous Dogs, Air Travel Organisers’ Licence, Air Travel Organisers' Licensing Reform
(based on written questions asked by Jim Fitzpatrick and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (9 out of 23)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Members: Correspondence (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse of 29 March 2012 on telecommunications for deaf people and Early Day Motion 1438, Session 2010-12, on access to telecommunications for deaf people.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Driving Offences (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she expects the data for (a) seat belt wearing and (b) mobile telephone use by drivers to be available for (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Accidents (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the possible effect on numbers of road collisions of bringing in a more stringent eyesight standard for motorists.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 120 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71.90% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 39 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") 438 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
March-April 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 9 May 2011)
May 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 22 November 2011)
June 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 22 November 2011)
July 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 22 November 2011)
October-November 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 14 December 2011)
November-December 2011, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 18 January 2012)
February-March 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 18 April 2012)
January 2012, fee of £150 for face-to-face survey from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 75 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 1 February 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1) Doha Forum
Address of donor: 1) Doha, Qatar
2) Centre for Middle East Development, Los Angeles, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flights and accommodation provided for 2 nights; approximate cost £3,000
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Date of visit: 8-11 May 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at the Forum
(Registered 20 May 2011)
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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.
| 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 | £11,770 (543rd) | £10,984 (joint 566th with 1 other) | £16,322 (529th) | £19,014 | £17,028 (411th) | £18,699 (joint 348th with 1 other) | £9,842 (626th) | £15,945 (311th) |
| Staffing costs | £107,676 (33rd) | £89,352 (257th) | £85,239 (287th) | £76,890 | £77,898 (64th) | £74,983 (36th) | £65,192 (294th) | £49,527 (200th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,182 (219th) | £5,360 (joint 443rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £400 (632nd)1 | £550 (626th)2 | £143 (634th)3 | £1,201 | £1,216 (637th) | £1,136 (joint 631st with 2 others) | £1,124 (634th) | £1,104 (626th) |
| 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 | £6,721 (72nd) | £1,210 (joint 149th with 1 other) | £1,134 (245th) | £946 | £803 (359th) | £712 (joint 400th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £0 | £1,929 (joint 252nd with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 247th with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 241st with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 229th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £1,789 (70th) | £4,471 (37th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,454 (436th) | £121,553 (590th) | £110,307 (606th) | £104,154 | £102,645 (600th) | £102,787 (580th) | £80,454 (645th) | £70,942 (590th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £400 (517th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £550 (485th).