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Jonathan R Shaw
Labour MP for Chatham & Aylesford
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disabled People), Department for Work and Pensions (since 10 Jun 2009)
Minister of State (Disabled People), Regional Affairs (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 2,332 votes. — 539th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jonathan R Shaw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 very 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 strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Chatham Dockyard, Waste Paper Exporters, Dyslexia, Rail Services (Kent), Tecs
(based on written questions asked by Jonathan R Shaw and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Adoption and Children Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Attendance Allowance: Appeals (5 Nov 2009)
“In order to improve and reduce the length of time for processing all cases for these customers, we have identified and submitted a small number of lead cases for tribunal hearings. We have approached the Tribunal Chair requesting staying of appeal on other "linked cases" until the lead cases are finally determined by either the First-tier Tribunal or on further appeal to the Upper Tribunal or...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Incapacity Benefit (5 Nov 2009)
“Current forecasting models do not distinguish between different reasons for people exiting benefit. However, historic data can be used to give an indication of the number of benefit claims that might be terminated due to death of the claimant. This indicates that approximately 5 per cent. of off flows are due to the death of the claimant, or between 8,000 and 9,000 per year.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Disabled (5 Nov 2009)
“Most customers who wish to claim employment and support allowance (or incapacity benefit where there was entitlement before 27 October 2008) do so by making a phone call to a Jobcentre Plus contact centre. For customers who have difficulty making a claim by phone, a claim form can be completed instead. Face to face assistance with this is available at Jobcentre Plus offices. When designing...”
More of Jonathan R Shaw's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jonathan R Shaw speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 222 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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 | £21,254 (329th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,128 | £15,857 (466th) | £13,344 (509th) | £12,000 (572nd) | £15,000 (joint 354th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £14,827 (468th) | £28,304 (37th) | £23,692 | £19,315 (joint 118th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,225 (joint 223rd) | £23,602 (93rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £92,201 (120th) | £79,328 (467th) | £80,280 | £70,318 (348th) | £66,613 (390th) | £61,911 (440th) | £38,781 (534th) |
| Communications Allowance | £14,755 (23rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,492 (570th)* | £2,789 (561st)** | £2,793 | £5,025 (537th) | £4,102 (554th) | £4,456 (550th) | £5,964 (425th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £74 (joint 388th) | £13 (joint 432nd) | £0 | £122 (joint 409th) | £136 (395th) | £220 (367th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £24 (354th) | 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 | £1,516 (93rd) | £1,498 (161st) | £1,193 | £2,137 (101st) | £1,963 (72nd) | £2,106 (74th) | £1,258 (joint 241st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,796 (260th) | £3,123 (277th) | £3,008 | £5,745 (111th) | £5,182 (110th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,484 (joint 23rd) | £1,276 (joint 51st) | £0 | £1,991 (joint 84th) | £1,991 (joint 78th) | £1,991 (joint 77th) | £1,991 (joint 75th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,346 (13th) | £0 |
| Total | £151,423 (249th) | £138,441 (311th) | £132,094 | £120,510 (389th) | £112,130 (480th) | £110,255 (391st) | £86,596 (372nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,448 (467th). Rail £1,028 (435th). Other: Rail £16 (187th).