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John Heppell
Former Labour MP for Nottingham East
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 6,939 votes. — 225th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Heppell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Public Bodies (Procurement of Seafood): Representation of the People, Scotland (24 Feb 2010)
“I beg to move, That this House do now adjourn.”
- Public Bodies (Procurement of Seafood): Representation of the People, Scotland (24 Feb 2010)
“I beg to move.”
- Bill Presented: Leeds City Council Bill (By Order ) (3 Jun 2009) has video
“I shall be brief, as I recognise that the subject has been debated for almost a year. For anyone to pretend now that we have not heard all the arguments and that we need to produce details is nonsense. I do not need to produce any evidence of what is happening in Nottingham in order to make a decision. Unlike the hon. Members for Shipley (Philip Davies) and for Christchurch (Mr. Chope), I...”
More of John Heppell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 84.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 68 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 136 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,152 (236th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,731 (255th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £19,135 (263rd) | £21,313 (joint 144th with 1 other) | £20,245 (339th) | £19,895 | £19,282 (joint 159th with 2 others) | £18,768 (joint 285th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,016 (164th) |
| Staffing costs | £90,241 (441st) | £81,306 (511th) | £87,271 (167th) | £84,081 | £64,878 (550th) | £64,054 (509th) | £61,448 (480th) | £43,336 (432nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,445 (345th) | £4,863 (468th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,353 (428th)1 | £6,188 (joint 388th with 1 other)2 | £7,576 (318th)3 | £6,487 | £6,967 (463rd) | £7,529 (421st) | £7,463 (428th) | £5,371 (joint 446th with 1 other) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £500 (277th) | £895 (joint 175th with 1 other) | £1,379 (109th) | £987 (136th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £763 (150th) | £449 (226th) | 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 | £6,986 (26th) | £1,249 (142nd) | £2,324 (74th) | £1,145 | £2,289 (joint 89th with 1 other) | £991 (256th) | £1,303 (joint 214th with 2 others) | £1,001 (joint 329th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,750 (7th) | £8,661 (45th) | £5,055 | £9,985 (46th) | £3,880 (176th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,337 (joint 140th with 1 other) | £1,115 (joint 227th with 3 others) | £0 | £1,952 (joint 190th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 185th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 183rd with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 174th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,275 (46th) | £0 |
| Total | £154,929 (267th) | £145,538 (344th) | £149,302 (91st) | £138,297 | £128,373 (222nd) | £119,795 (323rd) | £116,303 (248th) | £89,524 (304th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £744 (523rd). Rail £4,590 (201st). Misc £19 (233rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,891 (399th). Rail £4,276 (225th). Misc £21 (229th).