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John Heppell

Labour MP for Nottingham East

• Assistant Whip (funded by HM Treasury) (since 10 Jun 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
• Majority: 6,939 votes. — 224th 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 Heppell voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly 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 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 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 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, East Midlands Regional Select Committee (since 4 Mar 2009)
• Member, Administration Committee (since 27 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Justice, Health, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Queen's Speech, Bilateral Cochlear Implant, Child Support Agency, Departmental Spending

(based on written questions asked by John Heppell and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (32 out of n/a)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Education Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

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...”

Bill Presented: Leeds City Council Bill (By Order ) (3 Jun 2009) has video

“No, I will not. The hon. Gentleman has had a year to ask us to give way. I know that you would rule me out of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, if I started talking about amendments that were not on the Order Paper, so I shall discuss the Bill as it exists. However, I do not see a need to compromise with the hon. Member for Christchurch or the hon. Member for Shipley and go against the wishes of the...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill (21 Apr 2009)

“I shall be very brief. The hon. Member for Christchurch (Mr. Chope) referred to the fact that the sponsors are not speaking for these Bills. May I make the point, so that it is on the record, that all the Nottingham MPs are here tonight to vote for the Nottingham City Council Bill and the other Bills covered by the motion? We have not spoken because the hon. Gentleman's machinations have...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86% of votes in 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.
• 89 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Heppell speaks.
• 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: 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,891 (399th). Rail £4,276 (225th). Misc £21 (229th).

^** Car £3,077 (309th). Rail £4,499 (202nd).