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Keith Vaz
Labour MP for Leicester East
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 15,876 votes. — 54th 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 Keith Vaz voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 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 against 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Feb 2010)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 8 Sep 2008)
- Chairman, Home Affairs Committee (since 8 Aug 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Constitutional Affairs, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Public Bodies, Yemen, Bonus Payments, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, BCCI
(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 n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“I am not disputing for one moment that we should scrutinise the Government and question them about why they have reached this position, but we had better get on with agreeing the motion so that we can spend appropriate time on the Bill. If the hon. Gentleman believes that the Bill must be passed today, he must accept that today will end at midnight, unless the Liberal Democrats have a way of...”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) (8 Feb 2010)
“I shall be brief and support the Minister in what she is trying to do. It is vital that the matter comes before the House, as it has done, as soon after the Supreme Court judgment as possible. Clearly, it could have been brought before the House on Friday, but it is much better that it should be before the House today in order to allow for proper scrutiny. The motion deals solely with the...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Ports (Security) (8 Feb 2010)
“I welcome the steps taken by the Government in respect of body scanners at Manchester and Heathrow airport. Does my right hon. Friend agree that what are necessary now are international standards to deal with international terrorism because although we can do the very best we can in this country-and, indeed, within the EU-if countries outside the EU do not raise their game, this will pose a...”
More of Keith Vaz's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 82 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 151 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (1 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 54 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.
- 53 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Keith Vaz speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 877 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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)3 | £13,746 (110th)2 | £9,358 (251st)1 | £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 (47th) | £161,358 (81st) | £148,235 (115th) | £142,463 | £138,373 (78th) | £164,265 (2nd) | £128,314 (41st) | £84,759 (416th) |
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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,875 (6th). Rail £1,296 (425th). Other: Mileage £183 (34th).