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John McDonnell
Labour MP for Hayes & Harlington
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 10,847 votes. — 86th 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 McDonnell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Work and Pensions, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Pay, Departmental Sustainable Development, National Offender Management Service, Fire Services, Fire Service
(based on written questions asked by John McDonnell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Autism Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Punjabi Community in Britain (3 Feb 2010)
“The Minister mentioned the BBC. There is still concern among the Punjabi community about the lack of representation of Punjabi interest on the BBC, and about Punjabi representation on the various boards and advisory bodies of the BBC, particularly in television.”
- Punjabi Community in Britain (3 Feb 2010)
“I speak as chair of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain. Hon. Members will know that the group was established 15 or 16 years ago by my right hon. Friend the Member for Warley (Mr. Spellar) and others. At that point it focused on human rights. In 1997 we expanded the scope of the group to include a range of issues affecting the Punjabi community in Britain. The group is...”
- Punjabi Community in Britain (3 Feb 2010)
“We have had the argument before. A straightforward face-to-face meeting with the ONS should resolve the matter. We simply want to reflect the legal decisions that have been taken to date. Secondly, maintaining Punjabi culture and language has been one of the long-standing concerns of the community and our all-party group. Over the past decade, with the support of the Government, but driven...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 277 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 567 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 (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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,861 (51st) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £22,602 (98th) | £21,150 (167th) | £20,407 (315th) | £19,383 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,781 (270th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,157 (101st) |
| Staffing costs | £94,218 (joint 353rd with 1 other) | £90,505 (joint 183rd with 5 others) | £87,309 (152nd) | £84,669 | £77,534 (joint 77th with 6 others) | £74,568 (55th) | £70,545 (69th) | £48,018 (244th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,052 (306th) | £8,757 (293rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,360 (567th)3 | £3,807 (522nd)2 | £3,250 (546th)1 | £2,969 | £3,989 (569th) | £4,589 (538th) | £2,743 (594th) | £3,219 (552nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £6,949 (joint 43rd with 1 other) | £1,878 (37th) | £2,178 (85th) | £5,342 | £6,716 (11th) | £7,018 (4th) | £8,519 (2nd) | £3,837 (9th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,990 (59th) | £7,022 (82nd) | £15,489 | £19,477 (13th) | £22,879 (4th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,281 (215th) | £1,043 (joint 353rd with 5 others) | £962 | £1,979 (joint 105th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 98th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 97th with 8 others) | £1,979 (joint 94th with 8 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £138,041 (480th) | £135,180 (473rd) | £123,921 (519th) | £131,427 | £130,638 (178th) | £131,388 (97th) | £103,547 (506th) | £81,437 (466th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,343 (360th). Rail £12 (583rd). Other: Mileage £533 (11th). Rail £809 (27th). Air £110 (43rd).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,856 (386th). Rail £260 (536th). Air £49 (164th). Other: Rail £69 (120th). Air £126 (35th).