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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
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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
- Business of the House: Defence in the World (4 Jun 2009) has video
“No, we should not have reached this point. Unfortunately we have, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman and the House that that is not for the want of trying by Her Majesty's Government. I want to make it quite clear, however, that the position that he described with regard to the lack of a legal mandate is not accurate. The legal mandate for the UK forces' presence in Iraq expires on 31 July....”
- Business of the House: Defence in the World (4 Jun 2009) has video
“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of defence in the world. I am delighted to open this afternoon's debate on defence in the world. Today more than 17,000 of our armed forces personnel are deployed around the globe, protecting our national interests and working with our international partners in places such as Afghanistan, Iraq, the south Atlantic, Gibraltar, Nepal,...”
- Business of the House: Defence in the World (4 Jun 2009) has video
“I certainly do talk to the Indian Defence Minister, and I was able to do so particularly in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist atrocity. India is the most remarkable and vibrant democracy in the world. In my view, democracy is the best defence against extremism. However, as we know—our own history tells us this—democracies need to be defended. The atrocities against the Indian...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, 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") 1040 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).