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Keith Vaz
Labour MP for Leicester East
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 15,876 votes. — 53rd 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 strongly 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- 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
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“The hon. Gentleman is to be forgiven even before he speaks, because, as chairman of the all-party group on the Holy See, he arranged for me, my wife and other members of the group to meet the Holy Father. Whatever he says, I shall forgive.”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“It is always a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood), even though after I hear him speak I tend to feel extraordinarily depressed about the state of the country. He is always a doom-and-gloom speaker about the Government, as he is an Opposition MP, but I hope in my speech to take up a couple of his points, especially concerning the financial services Bill,...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I agree with what my right hon. Friend says; it is very bad when those in positions of responsibility in another place try to frustrate the will of this House. Now that the Conservative leader in the other place has heard the Queen's Speech, I hope that he will reflect on the proposals put forward. Some good speeches have been made in this debate. The points that the right hon. and learned...”
More of Keith Vaz's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 79 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 153 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 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 56% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 43 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.
- 54 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Keith Vaz speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 844 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £20,787 (359th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,271 | £20,795 (240th) | £20,049 (248th) | £19,260 (joint 344th) | £15,549 (joint 283rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £26,308 (35th) | £20,616 (271st) | £19,451 | £19,286 (joint 156th) | £18,729 (323rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £28,639 (37th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,637 (479th) | £87,088 (192nd) | £84,624 | £76,107 (118th) | £74,181 (58th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £24,671 (645th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,427 (240th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,746 (110th)* | £9,358 (251st)** | £7,756 | £13,649 (191st) | £17,192 (90th) | £15,728 (125th) | £12,303 (130th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £230 (joint 303rd) | £834 (151st) | £483 | £111 (418th) | £1,212 (129th) | £1,410 (joint 104th) | £70 (joint 422nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £750 (154th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £48 (102nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,612 (joint 72nd) | £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) | £5,578 (118th) | £5,280 | £4,607 (157th) | £18,894 (6th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,329 (joint 150th) | £1,118 (joint 220th) | £1,721 | £1,721 (506th) | £1,721 (497th) | £1,721 (469th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,772 (10th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £161,358 (81st) | £148,235 (115th) | £142,463 | £138,373 (78th) | £164,265 (2nd) | £128,314 (41st) | £84,759 (416th) |
* 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).