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Kate Hoey

Labour MP for Vauxhall


  • Entered Parliament on 15 June 1989 — unknown
  • Majority: 9,977 votes. — 158th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Kate Hoey voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately 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

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Northern Ireland

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe, European Constitution, Departmental Staff, Playing Fields, Correspondence

(based on written questions asked by Kate Hoey and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Business of the House (2 Jul 2009) has video

“Will the Leader of the House find time next week for those of us who disagree with the Justice Secretary's decision to overrule the Parole Board on the Ronnie Biggs case to discuss that, given that we allowed hundreds of terrorists and murderers to go free in Northern Ireland, and we also allow murderers who have done much worse things than Ronnie Biggs to go free? The Justice Secretary...”

Forensic Science Service (30 Jun 2009)

“Does my hon. Friend agree that not only did the previous Minister meet us to talk courteously about the matter, to try to get us to understand where the Government were coming from, but she also offered to go with us to visit some of the facilities, particularly the one in my constituency in Vauxhall?”

Written Answers — Treasury: Loans: Interest Rates (11 Jun 2009)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the merits of using his power under section 2(4)(b) of the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 to alter the interest rates for loans obtained from local authorities under section 2 of that Act.”

More of Kate Hoey's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — 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 49% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 10 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.
  • 221 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kate Hoey speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 379 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Chairman of the Countryside Alliance. (£15,001-£20,000)

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
London Supplement£2,812 (joint 1st) £2,712 (joint 1st) £2,613 £1,618 (joint 1st) £1,574 (joint 1st) £1,527 (joint 1st) £1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£4,261 (641st) £10,723 (614th) £13,295 £12,227 (575th) £4,658 (654th) £11,147 (609th) £3,757 (639th)
Staffing Allowance£81,010 (517th) £78,750 (481st) £84,852 £75,367 (133rd) £64,745 (451st) £62,669 (383rd) £45,995 (323rd)
Communications Allowance£4,552 (480th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£2,186 (581st)* £2,784 (562nd)** £2,560 £5,599 (514th) £5,093 (517th) £5,141 (joint 523rd) £4,374 (495th)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Members' Spouse Travel£0 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£1,031 (joint 208th) £1,044 (266th) £785 £1,179 (242nd) £873 (joint 316th) £1,023 (323rd) £1,950 (77th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,637 (164th) £3,688 (220th) £2,008 £2,585 (320th) £2,756 (294th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,188 (345th) £1,065 (joint 305th) £729 £1,404 (603rd) £1,404 (591st) £1,404 (573rd) £1,404 (502nd)
Other Costs£0 £8,039 (16th) £2,202 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£100,677 (632nd) £108,805 (610th) £109,044 £99,979 (621st) £81,103 (649th) £82,911 (638th) £58,707 (645th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,186 (377th).

** Car £2,102 (412th). Rail £341 (497th). Air £341 (175th).