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John Healey
Labour MP for Wentworth
- Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (since 3 Nov 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 15,056 votes. — 33rd 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 Healey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 strongly 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 3 Dec 2008)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 759 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £18,674 (423rd) | £22,102 (joint 199th) | £13,940 | £20,882 (217th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,401 (330th) | £13,974 (440th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,130 (joint 83rd) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £24,894 (58th) | £27,508 (51st) | £19,657 | £19,313 (joint 123rd) | £18,708 (341st) | £16,855 (486th) | £28,289 (43rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,204 (435th) | £79,912 (joint 448th) | £76,087 | £66,231 (516th) | £65,449 (joint 434th) | £63,534 (368th) | £37,943 (551st) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,826 (469th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,353 (115th)* | £11,888 (138th)** | £8,778 | £11,240 (296th) | £9,157 (360th) | £9,682 (338th) | £7,758 (331st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £467 (221st) | £1,857 (47th) | £796 | £1,684 (102nd) | £1,051 (154th) | £416 (284th) | £1,371 (85th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,018 (63rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £264 (54th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,099 (193rd) | £2,016 (97th) | £712 | £1,538 (167th) | £1,382 (143rd) | £1,388 (joint 186th) | £1,617 (136th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,258 (335th) | £4,136 (187th) | £1,992 | £2,557 (324th) | £2,489 (329th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,376 (joint 84th) | £1,132 (joint 197th) | £0 | £2,021 (joint 38th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 34th) | £2,021 (joint 33rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,433 (208th) | £150,551 (83rd) | £121,962 | £127,084 (252nd) | £122,164 (258th) | £114,824 (285th) | £94,103 (187th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,458 (346th). Rail £10,886 (27th). Other: Rail £9 (196th).