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John Smith
Former Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan
- Entered Parliament on 4 May 1989 — unknown
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 1,808 votes. — 571st out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Smith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Thromboembolism: Health Services (22 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department has allocated to the Venous Thromboembolism Exemplar Network in each of the last three years.”
- Written Answers — Health: Thromboembolism: Health Services (22 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding has been allocated to the National Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Strategy in each of the last five years, excluding funding allocated to the National VTE Commissioning for Quality and Innovation goal; (2) how much funding has been allocated to the (a) Healthcare Acquired Infection Reduction Strategy, (b) National Venous...”
- Written Answers — Health: Thromboembolism: Health Services (22 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued on the implementation of the Venous Thromboembolism National Commissioning Goal to (a) strategic health authority managers, (b) primary care trust managers, (c) acute trust managers and (d) other healthcare professionals.”
More of John Smith'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 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 42.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 74 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 190 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. 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 – 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 | £22,244 (180th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,862 | £20,620 (266th) | £16,007 (joint 435th with 1 other) | £15,740 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £13,375 (474th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,857 (225th) | £18,453 (321st) | £20,661 (265th) | £26,690 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £17,415 (511th) | £17,347 (459th) | £15,911 (315th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,955 (363rd) | £77,861 (557th) | £58,917 (635th) | £55,321 | £52,165 (639th) | £47,607 (639th) | £54,680 (590th) | £46,064 (317th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,624 (268th) | £14,967 (22nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,841 (251st)1 | £8,848 (262nd)2 | £10,016 (213th)3 | £11,061 | £17,129 (94th) | £15,399 (133rd) | £18,287 (75th) | £12,951 (111th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £94 (346th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £799 (joint 217th with 1 other) | £174 (374th) | £1,112 (148th) | £567 (joint 224th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £67 (318th) | £311 (260th) | 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 | £4,692 (205th) | £731 (350th) | £1,468 (166th) | £566 | £1,104 (256th) | £768 (371st) | £950 (361st) | £807 (404th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,277 (joint 199th with 1 other) | £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 with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,374 (206th) | £148,514 (296th) | £118,496 (565th) | £115,670 | £116,843 (464th) | £101,433 (589th) | £110,082 (395th) | £91,641 (242nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,875 (101st). Rail £3,557 (257th). Misc £307 (109th). Other: Rail £102 (101st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,904 (120th). Rail £3,768 (249th). Misc £129 (142nd). Other: Rail £47 (157th).