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John Denham
Labour MP for Southampton, Itchen
- Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,302 votes. — 248th 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 Denham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Treasury, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gender Pay Gap, Climate Change, Equal Pay, Pensions, Independent Sector Treatment Centres
(based on written questions asked by John Denham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“I hope that the hon. Lady will deal with a point that I made. Government publication of statistics is now governed by procedures and rules, which have broadly been agreed with this House, about independent assessment by the Office for National Statistics. Most of the data that are made available in the Total Place pilots are perfectly good and usable at local level, but they are not of...”
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from "House" to the end of the Question and add: "recognises the role of strong, accountable local government in delivering high quality local services and entitlements to services whilst ensuring value for money; welcomes Government investment, through local councils, in providing real help now to families; reiterates the importance of providing...”
- Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Local Spending Reports (28 Oct 2009)
“I agree about the importance of such information. I was merely making the point that suggesting, as the hon. Member for Meriden did, that expenditure in institutions that operate at a national level should be covered in local spending reports is a misunderstanding of what the original 2007 Act was about. It would be better to concentrate on how we make relevant and timely information...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 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 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 923 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £13,869 (451st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,474 (103rd) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £17,574 (366th) | £18,958 (434th) | £18,810 | £14,606 (504th) | £17,628 (496th) | £18,106 (joint 336th) | £15,920 (314th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,780 (239th) | £83,212 (364th) | £77,496 | £70,420 (joint 315th) | £64,273 (joint 458th) | £61,856 (joint 448th) | £42,232 (464th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,690 (joint 204th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,221 (joint 336th)* | £7,992 (304th)** | £7,284 | £8,304 (411th) | £6,425 (467th) | £2,611 (599th) | £3,213 (553rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £118 | £472 (284th) | £247 (349th) | £48 (447th) | £78 (joint 414th) |
| 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 | £1,185 (joint 160th) | £1,987 (100th) | £1,135 | £4,261 (27th) | £986 (258th) | £743 (joint 451st) | £1,043 (314th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,433 (183rd) | £4,889 (138th) | £3,440 | £11,397 (33rd) | £2,376 (joint 344th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,417 (joint 57th) | £1,227 (joint 86th) | £18 | £1,933 (joint 243rd) | £1,933 (joint 238th) | £1,916 (joint 264th) | £1,916 (joint 250th) |
| Other Costs | £877 (78th) | £0 | £795 | £0 | £0 | £1,300 (63rd) | £0 |
| Total | £154,260 (196th) | £140,375 (276th) | £130,730 | £132,295 (143rd) | £114,201 (439th) | £107,776 (joint 447th) | £79,498 (492nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,391 (264th). Rail £2,734 (311th). Misc £3 (261st). Other: European £1,093 (51st).