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Joan Humble
Labour MP for Blackpool North & Fleetwood
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,062 votes. — 442nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Joan Humble 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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Forces: Training, Armed Services, Harassment Investigations, Armed Forces: Suicide, Armed Forces: Death
(based on written questions asked by Joan Humble and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Autism Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Charities Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Animal Welfare Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (29 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (15 Jun 2009) has video
“Is the Secretary of State aware that Blackpool primary schools very much welcome the injection of capital funding, so that Anchorsholme primary school can be rebuilt? On a recent visit to Norbreck primary school, I was shown exciting plans to remodel the 1930s premises in which the infant children are educated. Will he or perhaps one of his new and expanded ministerial team take the time to...”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Capital Programme (15 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much he has allocated to the Primary Capital Programme in Blackpool for the next three years.”
More of Joan Humble's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Members of the Chairmen's Panel act for the Speaker when chairing things such as Public Bill Committees, and as such do not vote on Bills they are involved in chairing. - 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 167 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £19,051 | £17,961 (398th) | £18,966 (319th) | £18,865 (375th) | £15,227 (330th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,205 (280th) | £20,440 (joint 292nd) | £21,301 | £18,933 (250th) | £18,268 (436th) | £18,226 (joint 218th) | £17,972 (241st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,148 (265th) | £79,086 (472nd) | £82,745 | £65,041 (545th) | £60,879 (585th) | £57,319 (569th) | £41,882 (473rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,510 (231st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,486 (88th)* | £13,902 (92nd)** | £12,478 | £13,885 (178th) | £14,446 (164th) | £12,697 (213th) | £10,561 (188th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £718 (144th) | £326 (265th) | £1,204 | £891 (201st) | £560 (248th) | £280 (341st) | £523 (joint 233rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £707 (160th) | 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 | £510 (485th) | £396 (joint 573rd) | £1,239 | £1,200 (joint 234th) | £620 (451st) | £828 (joint 415th) | £638 (493rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,246 (526th) | £955 (joint 589th) | £4,206 | £3,378 (230th) | £1,449 (501st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,090 (joint 500th) | £978 (451st) | £137 | £1,895 (312th) | £1,895 (307th) | £1,895 (302nd) | £1,895 (285th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £535 (73rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £673 (74th) | £2,183 (27th) |
| Total | £159,703 (106th) | £138,728 (306th) | £142,361 | £123,184 (326th) | £117,083 (374th) | £110,783 (382nd) | £90,881 (271st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £12,557 (13th). Air £183 (147th). Misc £66 (181st).