John Prescott MP, Kingston upon Hull East (TheyWorkForYou.com)

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John Prescott MP

Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East
Majority: 11,747 votes. — 56th out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record
Committees and topics of interest
Recent appearances
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Register of Members’ Interests
Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Prescott 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 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
Voted 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

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Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

This MP is not currently on any select committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.

Most recent appearances in parliament

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Flooding (England) (9 Jul 2007): “As a Back Bencher, I welcome my right hon. Friend's statement. I echo the praise of the people of Hull for the emergency services, the voluntary services and the local authority workers—they all worked tremendously hard. The floods damaged more than 5,000 houses in Hull, closed many schools—4,000 children were looking for a school—and caused great damage. Tragically, a man...”
Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Departments: Consultants (27 Jun 2007): “I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) on 23 October 2006, Official Report, column 1626W.”
Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Departments: Home Working (27 Jun 2007): “Staff in my Office are seconded from the Department for Communities and Local Government, and I therefore refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Basildon (Angela E. Smith) on 21 June 2007, Official Report, column 2099W.”

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Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
Has voted in 46% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
People have made 40 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 402 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc

Payment as part of contract with Headline Book Publishing for autobiographical book. (£65,001-£70,000) (Registered 26 November 2007)

Fee for speech at The British Mortgate Senate in Monte Carlo, 21-23 November 2007. (£5,001-£10,000) Overseas flights, transfers, hotel accommodation and hospitality for my wife and me were provided by The British Mortgage Senate. (Registered 18 December 2007)

Fee for speech at the HFMA/ASSIST North West Annual Conference & Exhibition 2008 on 26 January 2008. My travel and overnight accommodation were paid for by the conference organisers. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 1 February 2008)

Second payment as part of contract with Headline Book Publishing for autobiographical book. (£65,001-£70,000) (Registered 4 March 2008)

Fee for speech at the Chartered Institute of Housing South East Conference in Brighton on 4 March 2008. (£5,001-£10,000) My travel costs were met by the conference organisers. (Registered 31 March 2008)

Fee for speech at the Chartered Institute of Housing South West Conference in Torquay on 10 April 2008. (Up to £5,000) My travel and accommodation costs were met by the conference organisers. (Registered 21 May 2008)

First payment from Tiger Aspect productions for programme entitled 'Prescott on Class'. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 2 July 2008)

Advance payment from Headline Publishing for book entitled 'Pulling No Punches'. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 2 July 2008)

Fee for speech to the Institute of Travel and Tourism Annual Conference in Cyprus on 10 June 2008. (£5,001-£10,000) All travel and accommodation expenses for my wife and me were met by the Institute. (Registered 2 July 2008)

Fee for speech to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Annual Conference in Brighton on 17 June 2008. (£5,001-£10,000) All travel costs were met by the Institute. (Registered 2 July 2008)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)

Gift of a silver plate from the Chamber of Shipping received on 29 November 2007. (Registered 3 December 2007)

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type	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	£16,728 (joint 471st)	£12,826	£14,166 (500th)	£20,057 (246th)	£19,000 (367th)	£18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0
Incidental Expenses Provision	£11,394 (608th)	£14,874	£12,401 (567th)	£10,780 (628th)	£9,942 (625th)	£15,883 (317th)
Staffing Allowance	£85,315 (285th)	£78,891	£70,698 (303rd)	£67,579 (353rd)	£62,626 (384th)	£49,366 (205th)
Members' Travel	£6,600 (358th)^*	£4,612	£3,981 (570th)	£4,716 (536th)	£7,807 (417th)	£5,544 (442nd)
Members' Staff Travel	£1,554 (62nd)	£208	£515 (joint 275th)	£92 (joint 429th)	£0	£1,324 (93rd)
Centrally Purchased Stationery	£602 (468th)	£803	£859 (337th)	£738 (386th)	£1,090 (296th)	£511 (joint 549th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs	£1,512 (496th)	£2,799	£1,162 (551st)	£1,625 (478th)	N/A	N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment	£991 (429th)	£0	£1,712 (510th)	£1,712 (500th)	£1,712 (472nd)	£0
Other Costs	£0	£0	£0	£0	£9,880 (11th)	£9,774 (2nd)
Total	£124,696 (514th)	£115,013	£105,494 (584th)	£107,299 (546th)	£112,057 (349th)	£100,411 (89th)

^* Rail £6,600 (106th).

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Nearby constituencies

Beverley & Holderness (2 miles)
Kingston upon Hull North (3 miles)
Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle (5 miles)
Cleethorpes (13 miles)
Great Grimsby (16 miles)

Other offices held in the past

Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office (3 Aug 2006 to 17 Aug 2006)
Deputy Prime Minister, No Department (27 Jul 2006 to 3 Aug 2006)
Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office (27 Jun 2006 to 27 Jul 2006)
Deputy Prime Minister, No Department (8 May 2006 to 27 Jun 2006)
Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (2 May 1997 to 8 Jun 2001)
Deputy Prime Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2 May 1997 to 8 May 2006)

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