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Kelvin Hopkins

Labour MP for Luton North

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
• Majority: 6,487 votes. — 345th 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 Kelvin Hopkins voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against 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 moderately for 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
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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.

Committees and topics of interest

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, Transport, Children, Schools and Families, Home Department

• 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)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
• Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 37 — The Comptroller and Auditor General (4 Nov 2009)

“I give notice that I shall seek leave to withdraw amendment 68, but I want to make a few remarks in response to the debate. First, I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for her kind remarks about my health: it is improving but it is not quite there yet. The amendment has provoked a debate, and that is important. I was particularly impressed by the speech from the hon. Member for Gainsborough...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 37 — The Comptroller and Auditor General (4 Nov 2009)

“I beg to move amendment 68, page 18, line 19, at end add— '(9) The principal function of the Comptroller and Auditor General is to further the purposes of national audit set out in section [Purpose of Part 7] by way of investigation and report.'.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 37 — The Comptroller and Auditor General (4 Nov 2009)

“It gives me great pleasure to speak to these amendments, if briefly. In a major piece of legislation it is important that its purposes should be clear, but the Bill nowhere specifies the purposes and aims of national audit, although the National Audit Act 1983 does so. The amendments are intended to remedy that omission.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 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 83% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 380 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £600 (550th). Rail £3,919 (243rd). Misc £354 (84th). Other: European £873 (66th).

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