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Jon Trickett MP

- Labour MP for Hemsworth
- Majority: 13,481 votes. — 64th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jon Trickett voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Home Department, Education and Skills, Deputy Prime Minister
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Accidents, Departmental Consultants, Minimum Wage, Cancer, Prostate Cancer
(based on written questions asked by Jon Trickett and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration Controls (21 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a foreign international in the UK may apply to immigrate under the points-based system while remaining in the UK.”
- Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)
“May we have a debate on the minimum wage—one of the great historic achievements of the first phase of our Labour Government—so that we can celebrate the current upgrading that will affect 1 million people, 100,000 of them in Yorkshire and the Humber? Could we use such a debate to say that we are going to get very tough indeed on firms such as the one in my constituency that...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Conflict: Medals (15 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the merits of awarding a veteran's badge to those who worked in munitions factories in the UK during the world wars; and if he will make a statement.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 120 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 comments on this MP's speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jon Trickett speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 79 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about 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 | £20,965 (351st) | £19,198 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,735 (joint 248th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,069 (154th) | £21,698 | £19,089 (216th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,170 (joint 302nd) | £19,316 (186th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,647 (306th) | £82,383 | £74,214 (joint 160th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £49,686 (194th) |
| Members' Travel | £9,397 (249th)* | £10,281 | £10,320 (325th) | £10,533 (308th) | £17,543 (88th) | £10,778 (180th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £869 | £0 | £1,828 (63rd) | £1,182 (134th) | £1,166 (117th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £694 (joint 417th) | £990 | £592 (455th) | £1,602 (110th) | £624 (joint 508th) | £859 (386th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,659 (467th) | £3,006 | £935 (580th) | £6,019 (77th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,216 (joint 93rd) | £0 | £2,060 (joint 16th) | £2,060 (joint 12th) | £2,060 (joint 12th) | £2,060 (joint 12th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £1,258 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,455 (23rd) |
| Total | £141,647 (249th) | £139,683 | £128,112 (227th) | £132,947 (84th) | £124,897 (70th) | £102,055 (68th) |

