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Lady Hermon
Independent MP for North Down
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lady Hermon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
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Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Home Department, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Juvenile Justice Centre, Correspondence, Police, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Alzheimer's Disease
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (26 out of 32)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (3 out of 4)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“My intervention relates specifically to Northern Ireland and harks back to the useful advice given at the beginning of the debate by the Attorney-General in relation to the risk of discrimination. The Minister will know that under the Bill as drafted, if it is enacted, schedule 2 means that a couple who avail of the facility of a same-sex marriage will be fine in England and Wales, but as...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“I am listening intently to the Minister and am sorry to interrupt her at this stage, but I must bring her back to Northern Ireland. I really want an assurance from the Government that we in Northern Ireland will not see legal challenges on the grounds of breaches of the European convention on human rights by those who, if the Bill becomes law, avail of same-sex marriage in England and Wales....”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Clause 9 — Conversion of civil partnership into marriage (21 May 2013)
“I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for allowing me to intervene on what is a very interesting contribution. Will she clarify a small point, but one that is of great significance to those in Northern Ireland? I am following the logic of her argument. Under schedule 2 to the Bill, those in England and Wales can avail themselves of same-sex marriage. As soon as they go to Northern Ireland,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — 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 31.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 146 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £1,252 (580th) | £16,999 (462nd) | £19,026 (420th) | £17,660 | £15,426 (478th) | £18,592 (340th) | £17,492 (450th) | £13,827 (453rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,720 (370th) | £12,309 (533rd) | £13,605 (574th) | £13,804 | £8,759 (624th) | £14,395 (579th) | £13,483 (579th) | £21,819 (119th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,364 (149th) | £92,017 (125th) | £87,084 (193rd) | £75,240 | £77,567 (75th) | £64,657 (453rd) | £62,467 (386th) | £34,684 (594th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £66 (600th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,404 (363rd)1 | £8,010 (298th)2 | £10,962 (169th)3 | £12,042 | £12,088 (268th) | £17,427 (83rd) | £12,813 (206th) | £12,201 (134th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,230 (59th) | £922 (117th) | £640 (186th) | £866 | £1,527 (117th) | £1,678 (80th) | £1,651 (77th) | £600 (joint 214th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £2,477 (444th) | £362 (joint 554th with 2 others) | £766 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £550 | £569 (464th) | £664 (joint 423rd with 1 other) | £545 (552nd) | £111 (643rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,634 (278th) | £3,585 (227th) | £1,795 | £2,025 (402nd) | £2,112 (joint 388th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £685 (joint 633rd with 1 other) | £983 (joint 441st with 2 others) | £376 | £1,829 (joint 427th with 1 other) | £1,829 (joint 420th with 1 other) | £1,829 (joint 404th with 1 other) | £1,453 (joint 488th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,452 (73rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £128,448 (553rd) | £134,004 (489th) | £136,651 (345th) | £122,333 | £121,242 (374th) | £121,354 (276th) | £110,280 (390th) | £84,695 (418th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £663 (490th). Air £5,741 (65th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £437 (498th). Air £7,573 (63rd).