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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.

    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

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    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.

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 Nov 2009) has video

    “May I congratulate the Secretary of State on his statement? It arises from the planning delay over important national energy requirements. I should like to ask him specifically about wind turbine power. As he is aware, we are doing well on offshore investment, but not so well in onshore investment, where a great deal more will have to be done. It appears that recently 75 per cent. of...”

    Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

    “I have listened to many of these debates and had the privilege of being involved in the Kyoto negotiations in 1997, when Britain played the leading part in concluding the Kyoto agreement. It is quite wrong for the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Gregory Barker) to be talking as if we have no direction and no delivery. I think he knows as much about this Government's delivery as he does...”

    Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

    “Again, the hon. Gentleman shows his ignorance. Let me tell him this: presumably, there was some leadership to achieve the targets and bring things together. Only four countries in Europe actually achieved the Kyoto target, so we must have been all right on delivery. We were the first to want to talk about carbon trading, which Europe then took over from us. We were the first ones to bring in...”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 3 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.
    • 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 46% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 36 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.
    • 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Prescott speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1639 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)
    Payment of £350 from the Malcolm Billings and Associates Production Company for presenting BBC Radio 4 programme on the Merchant Navy. Payment passed on to charity. (Registered 20 August 2009)
    Payment of £6468.75 from Tiger Aspect Productions received on 11 August 2009 as part of fee for television programme 'The North South Divide'. Hours worked: 5 days in August (Registered 20 August 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)
    11. Miscellaneous
    29 July 2009 I took part in a BBC programme in Cardiff. No fee paid. My travel and overnight accommodation was paid for by Babycow Productions. (Registered 20 August 2009)

    Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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).

    ** Rail £6,600 (106th).

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    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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