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John McDonnell
Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John McDonnell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Justice, Home Department, Communities and Local Government, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Pay, Fire Services, National Offender Management Service, Departmental Sustainable Development, Departmental Manpower
(based on written questions asked by John McDonnell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Autism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the decile amounts of the deduction from state pension made in respect of periods of contracted-out employment for (a) men and (b) women reaching state pension age in (i) the latest year for which figures are available and (ii) each of the previous five years.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 11 February 2013, Official Report, column 510W, on state retirement pensions, what proportion of people would receive an amount greater than £144 per week net of any deduction made in respect of periods of contracted-out employment should the current system remain in place.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: State Retirement Pensions (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to Text Box 2.2 of his Department's White Paper, The single-tier pension, CM 8528, when his Department's population projections will be published.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 94 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 215 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 894 times in debates — well 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 (353rd) | £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)1 | £3,807 (522nd)2 | £3,250 (546th)3 | £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 (479th) | £135,180 (473rd) | £123,921 (519th) | £131,427 | £130,638 (178th) | £131,388 (97th) | £103,547 (506th) | £81,437 (466th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,856 (386th). Rail £260 (536th). Air £49 (164th). Other: Rail £69 (120th). Air £126 (35th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,343 (360th). Rail £12 (583rd). Other: Mileage £533 (11th). Rail £809 (27th). Air £110 (43rd).