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John Hutton
Labour MP for Barrow & Furness
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 6,037 votes. — 345th 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 Hutton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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 this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Trident
(based on written questions asked by John Hutton and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video
“I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement and the plans that he announced for accelerating our plans for new nuclear power stations, which will be warmly welcomed in the country as a whole. His statement updates us on the planning reform changes that the Government have introduced, which will de-risk a lot of the investment that is necessary. Does he have an open mind about...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Scotland (14 Oct 2009)
“The information requested is not held by my Department in that format. Action is ongoing, however, to update the December 2006 figures as part of a broader package of work. I will write to my hon. Friend when this work is complete. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Katy Clark : In answer to your Written Questions on 9 March, (Official Report, column 178W) the then Secretary of State...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (5 Oct 2009)
“The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member when his work is complete, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Liam Fox: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my predecessor's holding replies to your Parliamentary...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 82 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") 1051 times in debates — well above 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.
| 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 | £22,980 (199th) | £22,095 (joint 214th) | £21,632 | £20,716 (256th) | £20,202 (joint 226th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,410 (413th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st) | £1,574 (joint 1st) | £1,527 (joint 1st) | £1,227 (joint 1st) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,736 (305th) | £17,351 (503rd) | £16,777 | £12,120 (579th) | £20,619 (4th) | £17,612 (434th) | £6,736 (596th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,082 (346th) | £79,786 (452nd) | £79,143 | £71,631 (270th) | £64,263 (joint 493rd) | £61,980 (joint 397th) | £50,955 (143rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £734 (583rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,519 (159th)* | £11,382 (150th)** | £10,435 | £15,284 (133rd) | £15,403 (132nd) | £18,037 (78th) | £16,183 (51st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £167 (joint 336th) | £1,056 (joint 114th) | £1,744 | £3,905 (10th) | £1,266 (122nd) | £2,455 (32nd) | £1,817 (47th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £810 (148th) | 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 | £876 (joint 275th) | £1,045 (265th) | £429 | £1,348 (199th) | £629 (joint 445th) | £338 (603rd) | £1,471 (177th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,837 (404th) | £3,623 (225th) | £1,941 | £3,170 (247th) | £1,964 (418th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,207 (316th) | £1,043 (joint 353rd) | £0 | £1,492 (578th) | £1,492 (564th) | £1,492 (541st) | £1,492 (466th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,450 (58th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £145,948 (338th) | £137,381 (332nd) | £132,101 | £131,284 (165th) | £128,862 (139th) | £123,163 (102nd) | £94,291 (181st) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,101 (104th). Rail £6,418 (137th).