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Joe Benton
Labour MP for Bootle

• Entered Parliament on 8 November 1990 — unknown

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Joe Benton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Health, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Services, Transport (Bootle), Bootle Schools, Deportation, Crime Statistics (Bootle)

(based on written questions asked by Joe Benton and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Chairman, Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Superannuation bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (8 out of 20)
• Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
• Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (11 out of 20)
• Chairman, Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (0 out of 11)
• Chairman, Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
• Chairman, Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Chairman, Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Chairman, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Chairman, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (5 out of 21)
• Chairman, Childcare Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Chairman, Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Chairman, Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Children Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Chairman, Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Chairman, Licensing Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
• Chairman, Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (1 out of 5)
• Chairman, Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 18)
• Chairman, National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Chairman, Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Chairman, Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Chairman, Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, International Development Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Private Security Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
• Chairman, Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Most recent appearances

[Mr Joe Benton in the Chair] — Careers Guidance (16 May 2013)

“Order. Before I call the next speaker, I point out that I hope to start the wind-ups at 2.40 pm by the latest. I ask Members to keep that in mind.”

HMRC Closures — [Mr Joe Benton in the Chair] (26 Mar 2013)

“The sitting is suspended until 4 o’clock. Sitting suspended”

deferred divisions: Human Rights: Iran (16 Jan 2013)

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising this important issue. I share the same concern as other Members who have intervened about exiled Christians and people suffering from the inability to express their freedom of conscience. I propose to raise the matter at some future meeting of the Council of Europe, because it is appropriate that the issue is raised there. I agree with the hon....”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 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.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 49.48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 29 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,414 (449th). Rail £5,930 (145th). Misc £99 (164th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,888 (400th). Rail £9,314 (62nd).

³ Car £1,680 (455th). 3rd party £98 (33rd). Rail £7,277 (85th).