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John Smith
Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan
- Entered Parliament on 4 May 1989 — unknown
- Majority: 1,808 votes. — 571st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Smith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 moderately 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
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Defence Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Wales
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Defence Aviation Repair Agency, RAF Cottesmore, Thrombosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Military Bases: Wales
(based on written questions asked by John Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Thrombosis: Hospitals (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009, Official Report, columns 80-4W, on death certificates, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases of fatal thrombosis which have been acquired during a hospital stay; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Health: Thrombosis (24 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects venous thromboembolism to be included in the NHS Operating Framework.”
- Written Answers — Health: Thrombosis (24 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to develop a venous thromboembolism prevention strategy; (2) what assessment he made of the merits of including venous thromboembolism risk assessment in the full NHS list of indicators for quality improvement.”
More of John Smith's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (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 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 189 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
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) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £20,862 | £20,620 (266th) | £16,007 (joint 435th) | £15,740 (joint 505th) | £13,375 (474th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,453 (321st) | £20,661 (265th) | £26,690 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £17,415 (511th) | £17,347 (459th) | £15,911 (315th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £77,861 (557th) | £58,917 (635th) | £55,321 | £52,165 (639th) | £47,607 (639th) | £54,680 (590th) | £46,064 (317th) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,967 (22nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,848 (262nd)* | £10,016 (213th)** | £11,061 | £17,129 (94th) | £15,399 (133rd) | £18,287 (75th) | £12,951 (111th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £799 (joint 217th) | £174 (374th) | £1,112 (148th) | £567 (joint 224th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £311 (260th) | 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 | £731 (350th) | £1,468 (166th) | £566 | £1,104 (256th) | £768 (371st) | £950 (361st) | £807 (404th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,277 (joint 199th) | £4,510 (161st) | £1,170 | £3,735 (204th) | £2,097 (391st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £983 (586th) | £814 (598th) | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th) | £1,966 (joint 141st) | £1,966 (joint 139th) | £1,966 (joint 133rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,514 (296th) | £118,496 (565th) | £115,670 | £116,843 (464th) | £101,433 (589th) | £110,082 (395th) | £91,641 (242nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,904 (120th). Rail £3,768 (249th). Misc £129 (142nd). Other: Rail £47 (157th).