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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
- Topics of interest
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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 moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. 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 moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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 moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Culture Media and Sport, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Adam Werritty, Alliance Medical, 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)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legal Services Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- 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)
- Gambling Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 22)
- Christmas Day (Trading) 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)
- Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Empty Property (7 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of unoccupied properties in (a) Kensington and Chelsea, (b) Durham, (c) Northumberland, (d) Newcastle, (e) Gateshead, (f) North Tyneside, (g) South Tyneside and (h) Westminster local authorities.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Animals (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2012, Official Report, column 178W, on animals: euthanasia, what local contracts his Department uses for the disposal of bodies of working military animals.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Allowances (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has any plans to remove the London allowance for its civil servants who live in London.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 250 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 76.79% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 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") 569 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
7 January 2011, payment of £75 for telephone interview. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 11 February 2011)
Payment of £75 from for participation in Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 18 February 2011)
Payment of £75 for participation in February–March Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 17 March 2011)
Payment of £75 for participation in March-April 2011 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 3 May 2011)
Payment of £75 for participation in May 2011 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 8 June 2011)
Payment of £75 for participation in July 2011 Parliamentary Panel Survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY:
Payment of £150 for interview. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 11 February 2011)
Payment of £150 for participation in survey. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 27 July 2011)
Payment of £80 from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for online survey. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 11 February 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Majlis As Shura - Shura Council of Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Address of donor: c/o Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles St, London W1J 5DZ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,025
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of visit: 4-8 December 2011
Purpose of visit: All Party Parliamentary Group visit to Riyadh at the invitation of the Shura Council to meet with Members of the Shura Council, Government Ministers and various human rights groups to further understanding of the Kingdom and its latest developments as well as to strengthen political ties with the country.
(Registered 23 December 2011)
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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).