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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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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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: Carers: National Insurance Contributions (1 Jul 2009)
“holding answer 29 June 2009 Since 1976, people receiving carer's allowance (formerly invalid care allowance) have normally been awarded National Insurance credits for weeks for which the allowance is paid unless they have a valid married women's election. The National Insurance Contributions Credits (Transfer of Functions) Order 2009 is an enabling instrument which allows HMRC to award and...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Carers Benefits: Pensioners (30 Jun 2009)
“The number of people over state pension age who are entitled to carer's allowance but not receiving any payment because of the overlapping benefit rule is 362,350. The estimated maximum annual cost of paying carer's allowance to pensioners who are subject to the overlap is around £1 billion. Notes 1. This estimate does not include people who do not make a claim for carer's allowance, as...”
- Written Answers — Health: Carer's Allowance (30 Jun 2009)
“holding answer 19 June 2009 I have been asked to reply. The level of Carer's Allowance is reviewed annually in order to establish whether it has retained its value in relation to the general level of prices in Great Britain. Following the last review in 2008, the rate was increased from £50.55 to £53.10 a week from April 2009. The next such review will be conducted in the autumn.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 217 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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).