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Jimmy Hood
Labour MP for Lanark & Hamilton East
- Also represented Clydesdale
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 11,947 votes. — 149th 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 Jimmy Hood voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Justice and Home Affairs Council, Ecofin, Agriculture and Fisheries Council, General Affairs and External Relations Council, General Affairs Council
(based on written questions asked by Jimmy Hood and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Banking Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Children and Adoption Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, London Olympics Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Welfare Reform Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Higher Education Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Adoption and Children Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Tax Credits Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Devolution Settlement (14 Oct 2009) has video
“May I draw my right hon. Friend's attention to the Hansard for 16 July? In answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) as to when he would be given an opportunity to vote for a Scottish Grand Committee to be held, the Leader of the House answered that "there needs to be an opportunity for the Scottish Grand Committee to meet, and I will look for an...”
- Bills Presented: Afghanistan and Pakistan (16 Jul 2009) has video
“I was in the States last week with the NATO Science and Technology Committee, visiting the Harvard JFK school of government in Boston and discussing topics that dealt with the priorities of President Obama's Administration and developments in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. We also examined scientific advances, such as soldier nanotechnologies and cyberterrorism, and talked to experts in...”
- Bills Presented: Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (16 Jul 2009) has video
“Is my hon. Friend's argument that the people of France are living in danger because 77 per cent. of their electricity is generated from nuclear power?”
More of Jimmy Hood's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 58% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 38 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jimmy Hood speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 185 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £19,353 (412th) | £20,828 (joint 361st) | £21,634 | £20,864 (223rd) | £19,850 (joint 268th) | £18,122 (421st) | £13,959 (442nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £26,267 (37th) | £26,465 (70th) | £23,336 | £19,127 (207th) | £17,674 (491st) | £17,784 (416th) | £15,899 (316th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £78,805 (549th) | £50,588 (641st) | £67,244 | £61,134 (602nd) | £62,314 (558th) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £43,894 (410th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,144 (269th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,021 (32nd)* | £15,217 (68th)** | £15,093 | £21,623 (39th) | £22,768 (31st) | £20,081 (51st) | £19,613 (18th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £963 (111th) | £2,093 (39th) | £870 | £3,663 (14th) | £1,652 (83rd) | £1,602 (80th) | £1,153 (118th) |
| 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 | £1,011 (219th) | £1,156 (joint 236th) | £12 | £467 (524th) | £778 (366th) | £1,346 (joint 204th) | £508 (joint 552nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,635 (joint 437th) | £5,896 (109th) | £0 | £2,464 (334th) | £3,155 (247th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,061 (joint 527th) | £930 (joint 523rd) | £749 | £2,064 (joint 10th) | £2,064 (joint 5th) | £2,064 (joint 5th) | £2,064 (joint 5th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £523 | £0 | £3,855 (28th) | £1,945 (53rd) | £1,754 (31st) |
| Total | £156,260 (163rd) | £123,173 (526th) | £129,461 | £131,406 (joint 162nd) | £134,110 (75th) | £124,924 (69th) | £98,844 (106th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,250 (16th). Rail £1,820 (362nd). Air £7,863 (61st). Misc £1,031 (30th). Other: Rail £57 (149th).
** Car £7,054 (29th). Rail £2,060 (328th). Air £6,103 (70th).