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Joan Humble
Former Labour MP for Blackpool North and Fleetwood

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
    • Majority: 5,062 votes. — 443rd out of 643 MPs.

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Joan Humble voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
      • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
      • Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
      • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
      • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
      • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
      • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
      • Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
      • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
      • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
      • Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
      • Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
      • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes

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

      Most recent appearances

      Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Regional Regeneration (9 Mar 2010)

      “What his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of Government support for local authority regeneration initiatives in the north-west; and if he will make a statement.”

      Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Regional Regeneration (9 Mar 2010)

      “A clear indication of the effectiveness of the Government's plans for regeneration in Blackpool has been the substantial rise-in some instances, 40 per cent.-in the numbers of visitors to the town. Some have come to see the new St. John's square, the Brilliance project and the new promenade taking shape. Will the Minister continue, therefore, to support regeneration projects in Blackpool and...”

      Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (9 Mar 2010)

      “Does the Minister share my concern and that of many other Blackpool residents that our local Conservative council is refusing to put in an extra £148,000 to repair the many potholes that have appeared after the winter, when it has £6.8 million in reserves?”

      More of Joan Humble's recent appearances

      Numerology

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      • Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
      • Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
      • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
      • Has voted in 83.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
      • People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
      • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
      • 62 people are tracking this MP.
      • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 181 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

      Register of Members’ Interests

      Nil

      Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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£24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £19,051 £17,961 (398th) £18,966 (319th) £18,865 (375th) £15,227 (330th)
      London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
      Office running costs£29,415 (9th) £19,205 (280th) £20,440 (joint 292nd with 4 others) £21,301 £18,933 (250th) £18,268 (436th) £18,226 (joint 218th with 4 others) £17,972 (241st)
      Staffing costs£89,550 (455th) £89,148 (265th) £79,086 (472nd) £82,745 £65,041 (545th) £60,879 (585th) £57,319 (569th) £41,882 (473rd)
      Communications Allowance£10,378 (183rd) £9,510 (231st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
      Members' Travel£14,929 (71st)1 £14,486 (88th)2 £13,902 (92nd)3 £12,478 £13,885 (178th) £14,446 (164th) £12,697 (213th) £10,561 (188th)
      Members' Staff Travel£0 £718 (144th) £326 (265th) £1,204 £891 (201st) £560 (248th) £280 (341st) £523 (joint 233rd with 1 other)
      Members' Spouse Travel£508 (195th) £707 (160th) 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£4,113 (252nd) £510 (485th) £396 (joint 573rd with 1 other) £1,239 £1,200 (joint 234th with 1 other) £620 (451st) £828 (joint 415th with 1 other) £638 (493rd)
      Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,246 (526th) £955 (joint 589th with 1 other) £4,206 £3,378 (230th) £1,449 (501st) N/A N/A
      Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,090 (joint 500th with 2 others) £978 (451st) £137 £1,895 (312th) £1,895 (307th) £1,895 (302nd) £1,895 (285th)
      Other Costs£0 £0 £535 (73rd) £0 £0 £0 £673 (74th) £2,183 (27th)
      Total£172,899 (58th) £159,703 (106th) £138,728 (306th) £142,361 £123,184 (326th) £117,083 (374th) £110,783 (382nd) £90,881 (271st)

      1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (404th). Rail £13,249 (14th).

      2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £12,557 (13th). Air £183 (147th). Misc £66 (181st).

      3 Car £1,752 (448th). Rail £12,150 (12th).