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Kali Mountford
Labour MP for Colne Valley
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 1,501 votes. — 584th 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 Kali Mountford 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 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 very 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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Dec 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lord Chancellor, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Dispute Resolution, Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority, Donors: Health Education, Smuggling
(based on written questions asked by Kali Mountford and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- State Pension Credit Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Tribute to Mr. Speaker (17 Jun 2009)
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker—thank you, dear friend. I particularly wanted to be here today. Having been here from the beginning—with some difficulty, I might add—I wanted to see this particular part of your career all the way through to the end. I wanted to be here because, right at the beginning of this part of your career, many people said that you were not the best Speaker for...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Welfare Reform (21 Jul 2008) has video
“In congratulating my right hon. Friend on his statement, may I say that it is part of an evolving process over some years whereby the Government have concentrated their efforts on those who are completely isolated from the world of work, who have become used to dependence on benefits, and who have perhaps become comfortable in poverty, which is not a position that we should be satisfied for...”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Donors: Health Education (14 Jul 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to make materials available to schools and colleges for 16 to 18-year-olds on registering for bone marrow donation; and when he expects these materials to be included in the national curriculum.”
More of Kali Mountford's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below 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 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 117 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kali Mountford speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 185 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Nil
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) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,279 (210th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,579 (400th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,791 (68th) | £21,806 (192nd) | £25,096 | £20,776 (7th) | £18,705 (344th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £17,307 (254th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £85,535 (397th) | £86,409 (231st) | £79,042 | £66,906 (476th) | £63,217 (535th) | £61,309 (483rd) | £43,323 (433rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,766 (422nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,230 (98th)* | £16,152 (46th)** | £13,919 | £20,353 (53rd) | £19,966 (54th) | £16,510 (103rd) | £11,663 (149th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £460 (224th) | £1,324 (85th) | £1,129 | £1,609 (109th) | £1,092 (145th) | £1,920 (52nd) | £835 (161st) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £4,692 (6th) | 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 | £897 (joint 265th) | £1,155 (joint 238th) | £1,304 | £912 (322nd) | £1,061 (231st) | £892 (joint 383rd) | £1,545 (joint 158th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £300 (632nd) | £3,020 (288th) | £1,200 | £1,163 (550th) | £1,013 (563rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,261 (joint 240th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £0 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,013 (16th) | £2,907 (50th) | £0 |
| Total | £160,015 (101st) | £153,034 (63rd) | £143,324 | £134,600 (116th) | £134,325 (73rd) | £123,473 (98th) | £91,231 (257th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,816 (12th). Rail £6,414 (138th).