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John Prescott
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
- Majority: 11,747 votes. — 58th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Numerology
- 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 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 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
- Voted a mixture of for and 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
This MP is not currently on any select or public bill committee and has had no written questions answered for which we know the department or subject.
Most recent appearances
- Prayers (15 May 2009) has video
“Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker—this is the first time in 40 years, so it is quite a moment for me. As I know from having worked there, the practice in the Council of Europe is that if a person does not turn up for their Bill, the speech that they were going to give is delivered to the official report so that it can be printed.”
- 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.”
More of John Prescott's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate 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.
- 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 47% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 38 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 1635 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 Tiger Aspect Productions for programme entitled 'Prescott on Class'. (£15,001-£20,000) (Registered 2 July 2008)
Further payment as part of contract with 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, arranged through JLA Associates. (£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, arranged through JLA Associates. (£5,001-£10,000) All travel costs were met by the Institute. (Registered 2 July 2008)
Further payment as part of contract with Headline Book Publishers for my book 'Prezza-Pulling No Punches'. (£35,001-£40,000) (Registered 15 August 2008)
Fee for speech at Ernst and Young Yorkshire Fiscal Group at Harrogate on 18 September 2008, arranged through JLA Associates. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 8 October 2008)
Further payment as part of contract with Tiger Aspect Productions for programme entitled 'Prescott on Class'. (£15,001-£20,000)
Fee for speech to PCSA International at the Café Royal, London, arranged through JLA Associates. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 30 October 2008)
Fee for speech at North Sound Radio in Aberdeen on 6 November 2008, arranged through JLA Associates. (£5,001-£10,000) My travel and overnight accommodation were paid for by North Sound Radio. (Registered 12 December 2008)
Fee for speech at the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Annual Conference in Dundee on 5 March 2009, arranged through JLA Associates. (£5,001-£10,000) My travel costs were met by COSLA. (Registered 9 April 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
2-5 October 2008, I took part in the 'Farewell' voyage of the QE2 as a guest of Cunard, including a ceremony at Liverpool Cathedral to present the Pennant of the QE2 to the City of Liverpool. Cunard paid for me to travel to Liverpool and for one night's accommodation in a hotel and two on the QE2. I was accompanied by a member of my staff who was provided with travel and one night's hotel accommodation. (Registered 30 October 2008)
6. Overseas visits
6-13 September 2008, to China; to Xiamen from 6-8 September to attend the China International Fair for International Trade (CFIT) Conference, with transfers, internal flights, hotel accommodation and hospitality provided by CFIT; to Beijing from 8-11 September to attend the UK China Leadership of the Future Forum as part of the UK delegation of the Great Britain China Centre, with transfers, hotel accommodation and hospitality provided by the UK China Forum; and to Inner Mongolia to visit areas of development, at the invitation of HE Ambassador Fu Ying, with internal flights, transfers, hotel accommodation and hospitality provided by the Chinese Government; external flights provided by the UK China Forum. (Registered 8 October 2008)
11-16 April to Chongquing, China, at the invitation of COFTEC (Chongquing Overseas Foreign and Trade Economic Commission) to further the relationship between Yorkshire and Chongquing. Flights, transfers, hotel accommodation and hospitality were provided by COFTEC. (Registered 28 April 2009)
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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £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 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,920 (568th) | £11,394 (608th) | £14,874 | £12,401 (567th) | £10,780 (628th) | £9,942 (625th) | £15,883 (317th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,563 (290th) | £85,315 (285th) | £78,891 | £70,698 (303rd) | £67,579 (353rd) | £62,626 (384th) | £49,366 (205th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,182 (142nd)* | £6,600 (358th)** | £4,612 | £3,981 (570th) | £4,716 (536th) | £7,807 (417th) | £5,544 (442nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,228 (72nd) | £1,554 (62nd) | £208 | £515 (joint 275th) | £92 (joint 429th) | £0 | £1,324 (93rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,031 (61st) | 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 | £674 (joint 374th) | £602 (468th) | £803 | £859 (337th) | £738 (386th) | £1,090 (296th) | £511 (joint 549th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,712 (427th) | £1,512 (496th) | £2,799 | £1,162 (551st) | £1,625 (478th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,251 (joint 262nd) | £991 (429th) | £0 | £1,712 (510th) | £1,712 (500th) | £1,712 (472nd) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,880 (11th) | £9,774 (2nd) |
| Total | £141,644 (394th) | £124,696 (514th) | £115,013 | £105,494 (584th) | £107,299 (546th) | £112,057 (349th) | £100,411 (89th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,464 (344th). Rail £9,718 (55th).