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John Battle
Labour MP for Leeds West
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 12,810 votes. — 58th 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 John Battle 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 moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
- Member, International Development Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Health, Work and Pensions, International Development, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Social Fund, Colombia, Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services, Waste Management, Housing: Leeds
(based on written questions asked by John Battle and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Unemployment: Leeds (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps she has taken to reduce unemployment in Leeds West constituency amongst young people since 2001; and if she will make a statement; (2) what steps she has taken to reduce levels of long-term unemployment in Leeds West constituency since 2001; and if she will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Schools: Leeds (2 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average (a) revenue and (b) capital expenditure was per (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupil in schools in Leeds local education authority areas (A) in cash terms and (B) at current prices in each year since 1992-93.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance: West Yorkshire (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the West Yorkshire area were claiming disability living allowance in each of the last five years.”
More of John Battle's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 253 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 64 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Battle speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 591 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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.
| 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 | £9,995 (510th) | £18,819 (421st) | £16,342 (481st) | £16,541 | £16,083 (459th) | £12,594 (529th) | £16,012 (496th) | £16,055 (168th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) |
| Office running costs | £17,245 (341st) | £20,622 (207th) | £20,440 (joint 292nd with 4 others) | £19,697 | £19,201 (190th) | £18,792 (joint 232nd with 5 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £12,032 (463rd) |
| Staffing costs | £105,152 (53rd) | £90,505 (joint 183rd with 5 others) | £87,252 (174th) | £81,323 | £70,282 (357th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,530 (251st) | £46,065 (316th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,124 (300th) | £7,363 (364th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,884 (203rd)3 | £10,895 (191st)2 | £10,753 (184th)1 | £9,091 | £12,270 (261st) | £11,412 (271st) | £12,463 (224th) | £9,149 (266th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,140 (66th) | £3,225 (8th) | £3,180 (7th) | £1,620 | £2,266 (55th) | £660 (221st) | £2,306 (34th) | £598 (216th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,003 (119th) | £610 (191st) | 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 | £3,100 (360th) | £905 (260th) | £1,063 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £1,133 | £1,468 (178th) | £667 (420th) | £2,266 (52nd) | £908 (369th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,071 (361st) | £2,272 (370th) | £3,376 | £3,548 (215th) | £1,977 (416th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,199 (joint 326th with 5 others) | £996 (joint 425th with 1 other) | £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 | £6,988 (28th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,632 (143rd) | £156,214 (166th) | £142,298 (234th) | £132,781 | £127,047 (253rd) | £116,054 (391st) | £118,740 (198th) | £86,749 (368th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,864 (306th). Rail £7,865 (90th). Air £166 (153rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,982 (274th). Rail £5,279 (173rd). Air £257 (137th). Other: European £1,366 (34th).