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Kitty Ussher
Labour MP for Burnley
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 5,778 votes. — 380th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Kitty Ussher voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Small Business Research Initiative, Pakistan: Entry Clearances, Clinical Services Review (East Lancashire), Postal Voting, Lebanon
(based on written questions asked by Kitty Ussher and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (23 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: The Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes Regulations (17 Jun 2009)
“Today I am publishing a consultation document on secondary legislation made under part 6 of the Banking Act 2009, regarding arrangements underpinning the commercial issuance of Scottish and Northern Ireland banknotes. Copies of the document entitled, "The Banking Act 2009 (Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknotes) Regulations 2009: a consultation" have been deposited in the Libraries of the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 109 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,767 (242nd) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £17,903 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £22,007 (111th) | £29,020 (20th) | £28,219 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £84,202 (436th) | £78,854 (478th) | £58,297 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,620 (joint 217th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,960 (301st)* | £8,479 (289th)** | £4,299 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £292 (283rd) | £473 (joint 226th) | £256 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,057 (28th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,193 (joint 153rd) | £1,474 (165th) | £3,651 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,119 (221st) | £4,095 (190th) | £8,481 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,171 (joint 375th) | £1,057 (343rd) | £1,057 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £155,388 (182nd) | £145,562 (165th) | £122,163 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,560 (455th). Rail £4,925 (185th). Air £170 (151st). Misc £1,305 (23rd).
** Car £3,410 (289th). Rail £4,778 (186th). Air £291 (188th).