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Kevan Jones
Labour MP for North Durham
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Kevan Jones voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Alliance Medical, Adam Werritty, Armed Forces: Housing, Scanning Services, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
(based on written questions asked by Kevan Jones and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 22)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
Most recent appearances
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I made the point in my speech that work was good for people with mental illness. The problem is that the present system is inefficient and costly, and that it is creating absolute agony for many people. I know that the Minister has a great understanding of, and a deep passion for, the subject of mental health, and I urge him to put pressure on the DWP to change the system. We are not asking...”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“Nick Clegg knows all about that.”
- Mental Health (16 May 2013)
“I agree with what my hon. Friend says about the smaller contracts these organisations get and the bureaucracy they have to deal with. Does he agree that some of them could bid for larger contracts to provide services as well, but the bureaucracy and financial hurdles involved in bids for such contracts make it very difficult for them to do so?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 221 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.16% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 30 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 665 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £75 for participation in April-May 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 21 June 2012)
Payment of £75 for participation in May-June 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 11 July 2012)
Payment of £75 for participation in July 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 30 August 2012)
Payment of £75 for participation in November-December 2012 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 9 January 2013)
Payment of £75 for participation in January 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 1 March 2013)
Payment of £75 for participation in February/March 2013 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 4 April 2013)
Payment from YouGov plc, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT:
Payment of £70 for participation in online survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 30 July 2012)
Payment from Ipsos Mori, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
Payment of £150 for interview in Member of Parliament survey. Hours: 45 mins.(Registered 18 October 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: The Secretariat, Falkland Islands Government, Stanley, Falkland Islands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation for two people with a value of £4,081.35
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 7-14 November 2012
Purpose of visit: visit at the invitation of the Falkland Islands Government to represent the Labour Party at Remembrance Sunday (Registered 7 December 2012)
11. Miscellaneous
I am an unremunerated director of the Prince Bishop Community Bank, a non-profit making credit union. I spend about an hour per month attending Board meetings. (Registered 5 October 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £22,434 (172nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,299 (323rd) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £15,827 (445th) | £18,724 (384th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,989 (314th) | £18,785 (304th) | £18,545 (453rd) | £19,081 | £19,045 (229th) | £14,327 (581st) | £17,948 (382nd) | £33,737 (19th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,917 (238th) | £90,189 (222nd) | £87,671 (136th) | £83,349 | £67,957 (454th) | £64,428 (457th) | £58,967 (545th) | £36,991 (568th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,962 (312th) | £7,600 (348th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,463 (98th)1 | £15,217 (72nd)2 | £16,102 (48th)3 | £15,229 | £15,655 (126th) | £15,691 (122nd) | £19,255 (57th) | £13,836 (90th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £197 (287th) | £307 (277th) | £546 (212th) | £383 | £1,390 (132nd) | £1,064 (153rd) | £1,725 (68th) | £1,472 (76th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,470 (324th) | £536 (467th) | £1,063 (joint 258th with 1 other) | £896 | £413 (551st) | £1,009 (249th) | £1,399 (184th) | £1,189 (265th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,300 (198th) | £3,328 (248th) | £3,537 | £1,335 (joint 523rd with 2 others) | £3,561 (196th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,348 (joint 116th with 1 other) | £1,159 (joint 167th with 1 other) | £137 | £1,762 (joint 485th with 1 other) | £1,762 (joint 476th with 1 other) | £1,762 (joint 452nd with 1 other) | £1,762 (393rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,511 (32nd) | £4,590 (34th) | £0 |
| Total | £164,432 (134th) | £160,365 (95th) | £149,713 (89th) | £144,246 | £128,459 (219th) | £121,180 (285th) | £124,370 (78th) | £106,996 (32nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,097 (261st). Rail £4,754 (194th). Air £5,412 (67th). Misc £65 (185th). Other: Rail £135 (93rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,218 (186th). Rail £4,093 (230th). Air £6,702 (66th). Misc £32 (211th). Other: Rail £172 (92nd).
3 Car £3,459 (284th). Rail £1,757 (358th). Air £10,886 (33rd).