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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
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jim Fitzpatrick voted on key issues since 2001:
- 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 allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. 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
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Roads: Safety, Roads: Accidents, Rescue Services, Dangerous Dogs, Driving: Eyesight
(based on written questions asked by Jim Fitzpatrick and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- 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
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall (4 Jun 2013)
“Rising rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis in developing countries – Jim Fitzpatrick. ”
- Written Answers — Transport: Bridges: River Thames (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings have been held between representatives of his Department and representatives of (a) the Department for Transport and (b) Transport for London to discuss East London river crossings in the last six months.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bridges: River Thames (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment Infrastructure UK has made of the need for additional crossings of the Thames in East London; (2) what economic analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the need to improve road transport infrastructure in East London to support economic growth.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 126 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 76.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 488 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
April-May 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 27 June 2012)
May-June 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 10 July 2012)
July-August 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 19 October 2012)
October-November 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 4 December 2012)
November-December 2012, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 9 January 2013)
January 2013, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 14 March 2013)
February-March 2013, £75 for parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 27 March 2013)
April 2013, £75 for survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 8 April 2013)
Fees for surveys from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
October 2012, fee of £150 for face-to-face survey. Hours: 75 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 17 October 2012)
December 2012, fee of £150 for parliamentary survey. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 9 January 2013)
June 2012, fee of £100 from Dods, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP, for survey. Hours: 45 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 27 June 2012)
July 2012, fee of £70 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for online survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 20 September 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games)
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for technical rehearsal, dinner and reception on 25 July 2012 (no value available), and two tickets for athletics events with a total value of £590 on 10 August 2012
Date of receipt of donation: 25 July and 10 August 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 25 July and 10 August 2012
Donor status: company, registration no 05267819
(Registered 23 August 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor:
1)TNT Post UK
2)PostNL
Address of donor:
1)1 Globeside Business Park, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Bucks SL7 1HY
2)Prinses, Beatrixlaan 23, 2595 AK, The Hague, The Netherlands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1)Return flight, hotel accommodation and some transport costs; total £509.18
2)Transport and some meals; total £244.11
Destination of visit: The Netherlands
Date of visit: 21-24 February 2013
Purpose of visit: visit as part of Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship
(Registered 14 March 2013)
11. Miscellaneous
Member of Public Policy Committee of the RAC Foundation, 89-91 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS; unremunerated. (Registered 8 February 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 | £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).