• Labour MP for Luton North
• Majority: 6,487 votes. — 338th out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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How Kelvin Hopkins voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 26 Apr 2007)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Education and Skills, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Transport

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Contracts, European Constitution, Local Authority Housing, Elexon Ltd., Group 4 Securicor

(based on written questions asked by Kelvin Hopkins and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Local Government: Equal Pay (21 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local authorities received a capitalisation direction for equal pay in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08; and what the (i) size of the direction and (ii) amount utilised was in each case.”

Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2): New Clause (15 Jul 2008)

“Is my hon. Friend suggesting that a category of private institutions with private funding could be regarded as a public service—that a group of such organisations might be defined in law as a public service even though they are privately run and funded?”

Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2): New Clause (15 Jul 2008)

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak briefly to the amendments, because I had the pleasure of moving amendments in Committee on these matters. At that time, we did not move the Government very far, but I was pleased that the Minister later agreed to meet a delegation, including a consortium of outside organisations, as well as myself and others, to discuss the issues and has moved in...”

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• Has spoken in 72 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 comments on this MP's speeches — 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.
• 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Kelvin Hopkins speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 287 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £1,115 (525th). Rail £83 (554th). Air £41 (242nd). Other £3,287 (8th).