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Keith Vaz
Labour MP for Leicester East
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Keith Vaz voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Constitutional Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Yemen, Public Bodies, Bonus Payments, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Diabetes
(based on written questions asked by Keith Vaz and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 22)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill: Transparency and Consistency of Sentencing (2 Feb 2012)
“It is an enormous pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Sir Alan Beith), the Chairman of the Justice Committee. I agree with almost everything he said. Many lawyers are present, which is not unusual in the House of Commons, especially on a subject like this one. It is absolutely the right approach to highlight the importance of investing resources on prevention...”
- Bill Presented — Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill: Transparency and Consistency of Sentencing (2 Feb 2012)
“In football terms, that was an instant replay. I am glad that Lord Leveson now chairs the important inquiry into the media. After that is completed, he will start the next inquiry. He must be an incredible chap to be able to chair the Sentencing Council and conduct all these other inquiries. I am glad that he is still there; continuity is important. Let me go back to the intervention I made...”
- Bill Presented — Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill: Transparency and Consistency of Sentencing (2 Feb 2012)
“The hon. Gentleman is a very experienced prosecutor, and he knows much more about these matters than I do. Perhaps, given the charges that were levelled against the individuals in the case that I mentioned, the judge ought to have refused the application, but the fact remains that two of the defendants, Mohammed Chowdhury and Shah Rahman, were effectively told by Mr Justice Wilkie that they...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 108 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 260 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 46.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 59 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 1044 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,831 (83rd) | £20,787 (359th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,271 | £20,795 (240th) | £20,049 (248th) | £19,260 (joint 344th with 1 other) | £15,549 (joint 283rd with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) |
| Office running costs | £10,616 (573rd) | £26,308 (35th) | £20,616 (271st) | £19,451 | £19,286 (joint 156th with 1 other) | £18,729 (323rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £28,639 (37th) |
| Staffing costs | £110,765 (10th) | £82,637 (479th) | £87,088 (192nd) | £84,624 | £76,107 (118th) | £74,181 (58th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £24,671 (645th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,383 (180th) | £9,427 (240th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,354 (187th)1 | £13,746 (110th)2 | £9,358 (251st)3 | £7,756 | £13,649 (191st) | £17,192 (90th) | £15,728 (125th) | £12,303 (130th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £530 (153rd) | £230 (joint 303rd with 2 others) | £834 (151st) | £483 | £111 (418th) | £1,212 (129th) | £1,410 (joint 104th with 1 other) | £70 (joint 422nd with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £744 (155th) | £750 (154th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £48 (102nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,715 (74th) | £1,612 (joint 72nd with 1 other) | £1,533 (153rd) | £1,877 | £2,097 (103rd) | £3,515 (20th) | £6,365 (3rd) | £3,514 (11th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,484 (joint 102nd with 1 other) | £5,578 (118th) | £5,280 | £4,607 (157th) | £18,894 (6th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,329 (joint 150th with 1 other) | £1,118 (joint 220th with 5 others) | £1,721 | £1,721 (506th) | £1,721 (497th) | £1,721 (469th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,772 (10th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £173,937 (45th) | £161,358 (81st) | £148,235 (115th) | £142,463 | £138,373 (78th) | £164,265 (2nd) | £128,314 (41st) | £84,759 (416th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,875 (6th). Rail £1,296 (425th). Other: Mileage £183 (34th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,444 (6th). Rail £2,165 (344th). Other: Mileage £278 (24th). Rail £169 (94th). Air £280 (27th). European £2,410 (8th).