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John Hemming
Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham, Yardley
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Hemming voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Home Department, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Ministerial Red Boxes, Children in Care, Predictive Diallers, Special Advisers, Council Tax
(based on written questions asked by John Hemming and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
- Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 14)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (14 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: New Clause 1 — Education Act 1996 (20 May 2013)
“I support the Bill, but I also have some concerns, which is why I have signed new clause 6. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to start understanding people’s sensitivities, instead of trying to impose a secular consensus on the faith organisations?”
- Business of the House: Child-care Ratios (9 May 2013)
“May I first refer the House to my interest as the father of a nine-month-old baby who will be going to nursery in September? I ask the Minister to listen carefully to the representations of those who are concerned about the ratios, particularly for very young children and believe that those ratios should be very low.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Correspondence (24 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the references, dates and subject matters are of letters written by Ministers in his Department to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley constituency since 1 February 2013.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 90.85% of votes in this 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 16–17 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") 194 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,536 (370th) | £21,375 (322nd) | £18,447 (437th) | £9,294 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £28,554 (18th) | £29,031 (16th) | £26,466 (69th) | £25,782 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £93,843 (365th) | £82,588 (481st) | £81,062 (420th) | £67,882 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £2,892 (530th) | £6,313 (400th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,809 (554th)1 | £3,152 (545th)2 | £3,625 (534th)3 | £3,411 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £26 (joint 426th with 1 other) | £35 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £506 (196th) | £667 (joint 169th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £226 (joint 65th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,651 (139th) | £871 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £695 (416th) | £820 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,768 (157th) | £2,800 (joint 306th with 1 other) | £2,942 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,297 (joint 187th with 2 others) | £1,099 (joint 242nd with 5 others) | £1,099 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £151,791 (308th) | £149,288 (283rd) | £134,220 (394th) | £111,265 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,118 (479th). Rail £1,691 (382nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,415 (475th). Rail £1,737 (369th).